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Pete Buttigieg: “There will be a kind of a reckoning that is forced because I…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 42:16

But should we rethink the way we spend money in terms of our federal government? Yeah, like, of course. Are we forced to. I mean. Well, so this is the other interesting thing, right. I think that There will be a kind of a reckoning that is forced because I don't think the world is willing to lend America money indefinitely, forever, especially [at] yields we want. By the way, the number one reason they did was because our political system was seen as a gold standard. (42:16–42:26)

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Asserts that the U.S. may face borrowing limits due to its political system.

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