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Ron Johnson: “A dollar Americans held in 1998 is now only worth 51 cents.”

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‘They Pay A Really Heavy Price’ Ron Johnson Warns About How Inflation Affects Seniors

Published February 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:18

Let me quick put up a chart. This describes how bad it is because we've devalued our currency. A dollar Americans held in 1998 is now only worth 51 cents. A dollar you held only 10 years ago, in 2014 or 12 years ago, is now worth 74 cents. A dollar we held before the pandemic started was about 80 cents. (00:18–00:24)

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“Inflation is really bad for seniors and they pay a really heavy price.”
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“A dollar you held only 10 years ago, in 2014 or 12 years ago, is now worth 74 cents.”
‘They Pay A Really Heavy Price’ Ron Johnson Warns About How Inflation Affects Seniors | Uploaded February 4, 2025 | 00:24-00:30
“A dollar we held before the pandemic started was about 80 cents.”
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“Massive government spending, deficit spending, printing the dollar too many dollars, chasing too few goods [causes inflation].”
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“We certainly didn't need the Inflation Reduction act, which sparked 40 year high inflation.”
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“Last five years we've averaged $6.5 trillion [in spending].”
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“Last year we spent 6.9 [trillion]. This year we'll probably spend about $7 trillion.”
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“If you go back to Bill Clinton's 1998 budget...we would have a spending level of $5.5 trillion.”
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“President Biden's projecting $5.5 trillion of revenue.”
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“We shouldn't be spending at $7 trillion level over 50% higher than the start of the pandemic.”
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“Interest payments in December 2024 were $140 billion.”
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“Biden's budget number at 965 [billion for interest expense]...interest is going to be 1.2 trillion.”
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“The 965 is a reasonably accurate [number for net interest].”
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