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Ron Johnson: “Your share of the federal debt is $52,000.”

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Published February 1, 2013 | Video Starts at 04:28

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 $52,000. If you were a citizen of Greece, you know what your share, you know what it would be? 36,000 we have blown by Greece in terms of per capita debt. (04:28–04:31)

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Asserts that each American's share of the federal debt is $52,000.

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