… to default on its debt in order to slash Social Security and Medicare, in order to give even more tax cuts to corporations and ultra wealthy people, all of which, Economists have said [slashing Social Security and Medicare] will only amplify inflation. And so we need smart, thoughtful leaders who are actually going to focus on substantive policy to get the economy back to a place where it actually needs to be for working families. (17:18–17:23)
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Asserts that economists believe slashing Social Security and Medicare will amplify inflation.
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