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Nicholas Begich: “There are people in the congress that believe that, that we…”

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

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Thursday 3-7-24 - Candidate Nick Begich & Senator Mike Shower

Published | Video Starts at 12:05

We'll just, we can't be out of money. We still have checks in the checkbook. I mean, these are the, I mean, I'm, you know, I'm mocking it, but. You know, it's true. That's, There are people in the congress that believe that, that we, oh, we can't go bankrupt. We'll just print more money. Right. That is the most ridiculous philosophy that one could possibly have. If that were true, then why would we pay taxes? We just print the money we need anyway. (12:05–12:12)

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Asserts that some Congress members believe the U.S. can avoid bankruptcy by printing more money.

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