Ron Johnson: “That's what devalued our currency. That's what sparked 40…”

“I'm interested in concentrating on reducing returning to a reasonable pre pandemic level spending. We spent $4.4 trillion in 2019 prior to the pandemic. Then we went on a massive spending spree, borrowed trillions of dollars. That's what devalued our currency. That's what sparked 40 year high inflation. We never stopped spending. We never stopped borrowing again. No family, if they got an illness in the family, would borrow $50,000 to pay for medical bills.” (04:12–04:17)

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