Ron Johnson: “There's no public pressure not to spend.”

“I didn't hear McConnell say it personally, but I've heard him say, show me a member of Congress who ever lost the election because they spent too much money so There's no public pressure not to spend. People love tax cuts. People love the free money. We collectively as a society are whistling by the graveyard. Nobody wants to say that this is unsustainable because to fix it is painful.” (19:41–19:44)

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