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Tom Tiffany: “A dollar is worth 80 cents now compared to five years ago…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 10:12

Well, I think people do care about budget deficits, but you gotta tie it to what is going to happen to them. This is why A dollar is worth 80 cents now compared to five years ago, because of inflation. because of that reckless spending that's going on. So it's really that we reign that in. And if we don't, the bond markets are going to tell us. And they are. (10:12–10:19)

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Asserts that inflation has reduced the dollar's value to 80 cents compared to five years ago.

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