Richard Neal: “No, it's not coming down at all. But he's able to say it.”

“Right. Which then makes it look as though the national debt is coming down, which in reality, actually, it isn't. No, it's not coming down at all. But he's able to say it. Right. And then he uses stock market returns, capital gains right away, because that means more money for the Internal Revenue Service. And then that money is applied to the federal budget.” (16:14–16:18)

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