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Ron Johnson: “America is bankrupt. The only reason we're not functionally…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson Discusses the End of the President's Jobs Council

Published | Video Starts at 04:21

If I showed up at 10:15 every night, it's 10 o'. Clock, how long would I keep my job? You wouldn't. You'd be bankrupt. And America is bankrupt. The only reason we're not functionally bankrupt is because we can print money. Greta, do you know what your share of the federal debt is? I don't know. It's $52,000. If you were a citizen of Greece, you know what your share, you know what it would be? (04:21–04:27)

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Asserts that America is bankrupt but remains solvent due to its ability to print money.

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