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Nicholas Begich: “More than $1 trillion now a year is going to pay interest on…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Published | Video Starts at 21:30

And some of this, most of this money is not even paid for. And just as a data point, as an illustration, More than $1 trillion now a year is going to pay interest on the debt, not the principal, the interest alone. Okay? That's 40% of personal income tax payments, 40%. If you pay taxes and you're listing today, 40% of your money is going to pay interest alone on the debt and it's rising. (21:30–21:42)

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Asserts that over $1 trillion annually is spent on interest for national debt.

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