Pete Buttigieg: “There is such a thing as the debt. It does matter.”

“… I do want to come back and agree with you again that where we are right now is not sustainable. That contrary to what some on the left would say, There is such a thing as the debt. It does matter. And we need to make sure that what we're doing going forward is more consistent with some basic fiscal responsibility. What is the fiscal responsibility?” (28:20–28:23)

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