David Schweikert Gives Epic Warning About The Reality Of U.S. Debt And Deficits

In a House floor speech earlier this month, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) issued a clear warning about debt and deficits.
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[@ZinoviyaUlyanov]

OMG!! IT IS HIM!! IT IS THE GUY!! I love this man!! He battles people with numbers and does not shy to lock horns with the stubborn bulls of the government

[@ywtcc]

The tax cut party that can't do arithmetic created this mess. He's a fraud, as are his colleagues. Senate Republicans love debt, because investors love debt, and they do what the lobbyists' want: cut taxes and watch the debt skyrocket. You're not getting anywhere on the issue of debt until you recognize the fraudulence of Senate Republicans. They have been handed a balanced budget before, and we all know what they did with it. History (and arithmetic) are catching up to the lie on this one. The more debt, the more debtors and creditors lobby government. This one's going to boil over, and Senate Republicans aren't going to do well over it.

[@mdiaz9999]

I can do the same thing just pick random he was wrong on taxes and how raising the tax corporation tax will not lead to more revenue. He is gaslighting you with numbers picking things to make his point. Answer me this what was Apple taxes in 2022 compared to now and just Apple you will see that they pay less. When you get to the details he is wrong

[@WigglyCoop007]

⁠@@mdiaz9999the federal corporate tax rate hasn’t changed since 2022. So u can’t blame the tax rate on decreasing apples taxes. Not to mention Apple has been doing worse since 2022. The stock had been growing for decades until 2021 and has been relatively flat through April of this year which is all the tax data we had until today. So u can’t be mad the taxes have gone down when the company is doing worse. But also!!! This whole talk is about how spending needs to be and barely anything about raising or lowering taxes.

[@WigglyCoop007]

He didn’t say raising the corporate tax rate wouldn’t increase tax revenue. Only that increasing that tax revenue would also decrease gdp so tax revenue to gdp would not change.

[@ywtcc]

@@WigglyCoop007 If you take the existing tax budget, and take away the corporate tax, then you're left with a Federal government that is funded almost 95% with taxes on employment. Instead of arguing hypotheticals, try defending the existing tax regime to your workers. They think workers should be running the government, and all your inherited wealth, investment money, and corporate goons are freeloaders. If you want people to take your opinion on government seriously, at least pay your taxes.

[@rabidsquirrel2168]

so the room is mostly empty.. because that's how important democracy is to them..

[@matthewmorgan5194]

It’s not that, speaking at the floor is after business is done. It’s like overtime. And usually it’s people shouting out outstanding people in their community, or that have passed.

[@kuklama0706]

I love democracy

[@pepperfish_]

If i lived in the states I'd go sit in the audience just to cheer him on.

[@philobetto5106]

We know if the people won't stand up and fight there won't be anything left worth fighting for

[@kennethflores-hv7uf]

I’ve noticed that in the most urgent of topics this is how the chamber looks like.

[@SyMaija]

nice to see a politician who truthfully acknowledges the US nat'l debt and associated reality

[@ywtcc]

You know what we really need to fix the problem? More tax cuts! LOL!

[@tomdooley4226]

​@@ywtccOr most certainly, to not rescind the tax cuts of the Trump administration due for renewal in 2025. Because, if not, our tax burden will increase most dramatically. 😔

[@joshuamoon3216]

​@tomdooley4226 I guess you missed the part that he wants to do away with federal income tax and use a tariff based system like we had before our current system. We may end up with a small flat tax with a bond system which would allow a direct vote from a citizen on which infrastructure project get done or if we want to support going to war

[@ywtcc]

@@tomdooley4226 You can't be for tax cuts and against debt simultaneously. Senate Republicans are not against debt. They're FOR it. (As long as there's a tax cut in it for them.) It's exactly how we got into this mess! I think you're listening to too much garbage on MSM. They never seem to add it up right, do they?

[@ywtcc]

@ace9840 That's not true, it's also not a response to my claim. Again: Senate Republicans are FOR debt. It's what foreign investors want, so you know Republicans have been creating mountains of it for decades! (And lying about it.) There's two certainties in life: death and taxes. Your position on debt (ignore it and it will go away) has been tried many times before with a 0% success rate.

[@seanmonear4917]

I wish this dude was our president honestly, wish my state had a representative that cared half as much..... i appreciate the time you put in on trying to make this country better for our children....keep it up please.,.... we have to fight......... forgive me for messing up this quote" all it takes for evil to win is for good men to do nothing"...... we must take a stand America........ there are lots of problems we can choose to point fingers or stand up and take back our government and take a stand.......

[@seanmonear4917]

Oh P.S. invest in assets people put all your money into assets they are debating our currency and its the only way to not get REKT...... just watch these markets keep climbing🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@michaelsanchez9594]

He's not a lawyer, they won't let him.

[@LIVdaBrand]

Real💯

[@watamatafoyu]

He's advocating cutting social programs which significantly affect the non-rich.

[@andriajerner9837]

David Schweikert has been 'blasting' the truth for years! God help us to listen and respond. Numbers don't lie.

[@trackernivrig]

While I agree we should definitely listen and think about what is being said here, I do want to point something out about the "Numbers don't lie" comment. It is VERY easy to show correct data in a way that supports your point, even if when looking differently it may say something else. Also, the conclusions he draws from the data aren't necessarily true. I'm not saying that is definitely what the case is here. What I'm saying is that there's a possibility that he's wrong. But we will never know since as is abundantly clear, all of the other politicians have found it much easier to just ignore him rather than actually pick apart what he is saying. If you want to make a difference in government you need votes. And if you want votes, you don't have time to be making a well informed point like he is here (again just because it's well informed doesn't necessarily mean he is 100% correct on everything). It's far easier to get votes through radicalization, defamation, and relying on pathos. That is why we don't see politicians do this.

[@trackernivrig]

@AboveAverageMan97 Again, I don't know if David Schweikert is actually using data to prove his point after making it fit his stance. I haven't read the actual study that he is making his conclusions from. In fact I'd say that I'd personally trust most of what he says at face value, which is the reason I haven't looked into the study itself. The thing I was taking issue with was not the fact that OP was voicing support for David Schweikert. The thing I was taking issue with was the statement, "Numbers don't lie." Numbers themselves don't lie but the way those numbers are presented absolutely can be manipulated to show things that they shouldn't. Knowing that fact is how you stop yourself from being manipulated into thinking things that aren't necessarily true. Before making any political decisions based on this video it is crucial to look into the data yourself to make sure you fully understand what is being said. Edit: It's also important to note that a study can definitely be wrong, so it's always good to consult multiple studies on the topic. Based on how David Schweikert presented his evidence it seems like the stuff he has said is based on consensus of multiple studies so there should be plenty of sources to look for on this topic.

[@Miguel-i2m6e]

Finally someone tells the truth.

[@BudStickly]

This guy should run for president. He'd never win because voters are idiots but I'd vote for him.

[@harzche]

true, he is republican but acknowledges the shortcomings in what Trump says and on what is wrong in what both parties do. He isn't as bipartisan and divisive as others because he acknowledges what is wrong in both parties and he can't appeal to the people using populist takes and rhetoric which will sadly spell his loss if he ever ran for president.

[@markwillett1617]

POWER TO YOU DAVID+ALL INTERNS.

[@jasonb.7609]

Great work, thank you and your team!

[@sonnyeastham]

😊

[@JMichael2x2]

David Schweikert must be a true patriot that really does love the USA and its citizens.

[@LIVdaBrand]

💯. Most people are in fact traitors the way they treat their own citizens: from police brutality to this bs.

[@thatmandj593]

Got me so motivated I wanna move to his state

[@lornacarlos]

Wow, we need more people speaking like David Schweikert exposing the lies and manipulations happening around us. It is refreshing to listen without the need for distilling the truth from the lies.

[@russelldevaney7001]

Anyone who understands even a little about economics understands the disaster looming from our national debt. 75% of revenue going towards debt service is completely unsustainable, yet the Uniparty members will go ahead and run another trillion and a half deficit. The political leaders who understand what is happening just hope the crash happens after they are out of office, and the others are too dense to understand.

[@morbid747]

Crash is good for profitting. Buy low sell high.

[@truepatriots3860]

Even with a chart these democrats still won't understand .😮

[@James1987nh]

Trump added more debt per year than any other president before him.

[@BudStickly]

The debt is bipartisan.

[@Indian21ubet]

Yea, kinda like open borders and all that it costs ……that bipartisan huh….

[@Indian21ubet]

@@BudSticklynice swing and a miss …..

[@BudStickly]

@@Indian21ubet or a $6T covid stimulus. Or our foreign policy like forever wars.

[@skittles2055]

Thank you David!! 🙌🌟

[@nanettecayetano2607]

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

[@urbugnmetoday3183]

Good to see someone realize WHAT THEIR JOB IN CONGRESS IS! (Caps lock stuck)

[@jeremywilson4326]

As I said they think there soap opera stars .

[@philobetto5106]

If we could only do the same. None of this would be happening

[@johnanton-f6f]

Thank you for fighting! We need more people like you. I assure you I'm not a bot and I'm on your side!

[@brendazepp4742]

Excellent presentation! Every voter should watch.

[@watamatafoyu]

Then they should watch all the things he won't tell you.

[@theletterwriter-n8q]

i lost a small fortune by 2008. A senior, I now rely on Social Security. There is zero wiggle room for seniors like me. And now they reverse benefits of Medicare to take more out of SS checks, when starting this year our physicians and specialists suddenly need co-pays, and the now new cost of crucial medical tests, in many cases prevent us from getting them? In the senior housing where I live, people are down to one meal a day, and are a tad tattered for the first time in their lives. . .Thank you for speaking about seniors. Like Covid, I fear this is a deliberate thinning of the herd.

[@WigglyCoop007]

Respectfully even if u bought at the high of the 2008 financial crisis and u lost 40% of ur wealth if you had just held onto ur assets u would be up significantly. I only say this because relying on social security should’ve never have been a thought people had. On a pure financial basis social security should be cut dramatically but obviously that won’t happen.

[@WigglyCoop007]

@ZzXZ636 the problem is that’s not the way social security works. U pay in less than u get to take out. Unless u are very wealthy. The program was designed over 100 years ago based on rapid population expansion. The problem is that the population stopped growing… Social security is a foolish endeavor to start with let people hold onto their money and let them control their retirement!

[@WigglyCoop007]

@ZzXZ636 the Uber rich pay the maximum amount into ss and take the same amount as everyone else in the same bracket.

[@WigglyCoop007]

@ZzXZ636 no they still pay into it. Their is a cap where after a certain salary (158,00) u no longer put in extra so if u make 200,000 or 158,000 ur ss tax is the exact same. But when in retirement the amount u receive is also the same so. The problem isn’t rich people not paying ss the problem was ss was never a smart plan

[@EgoBrain1]

​​@ZzXZ636The 1% pay 39% of all income taxes. The 10% pay 69%. The top 50% pay 96%. The lower half pay 4%. This does not even include the people who pay zero percent. The bottom half are a net negative as they take more in programs than they pay in. Their average tax rate is 4% while the 1% average tax rate is 27%. The top 1 percent paid a greater share of individual income taxes (39 percent) than the bottom 90 percent combined (30.5 percent). Taxpayers with incomes below $30,000 filed nearly 44% of all returns but paid just 1.4% of all federal income tax - in fact, two-thirds of the nearly 66 million returns filed by people in that lowest income tier owed no tax at all. ...so who doesn't pay their "fair" share? (Note-I need to update these numbers, but I can't imagine they're much different)

[@cmvamerica9011]

If the government had handled the revenue from Social Security taxes, responsibly; it would have grown by now into a revenue generator.😂

[@Teresa-qq2qp]

As far as I could gather, he said Treasury borrows from the Social Security Fund and then has to pay it back to said Fund with interest. So it means that Treasury is spending money on other programs.

[@af7439]

@Stefano-o5f Lol you're a bot according to him.

[@phattylav]

Great comments. Too bad he lost me that he continues to want to fund the military industrial complex for proxy wars. I wonder how his AIPAC funded vacation was in Israel. Great thoughts yet again but he has to please his Z funders and lobbyists for war.

[@CharlieBam]

Yeah like the Norweigen sovereign wealth fund. They have over 300k per person in that fund. We have like 200k in debt per person lol so evil

[@ErOpt-d2o]

Yeah retired people that worked hard for low wages can eat dog food. (Sic)

[@jonahansen]

Well well well - here's a congressman that is actually doing his job and speaks the truth, as unpleasant as it may be.

[@dorjedriftwood2731]

Except when people. Try to go after the spending like welfare the same people get angry.

[@sherrypowell-wilson6797]

I've got to go back over this with pen and paper to understand..why aren't they listening to this guy? Recognizing that Forbes speaks truth.

[@deano72]

What a perfect observation and 100% correct

[@nailujd22]

The most important thing in our history that nobody is addressing. Everyone is ignoring it.

[@cloudperson28]

David Schweikert is a complete BOSS. love this dude I pray for our country the people he’s speaking to take him seriously and make a change. he has A PLAN!!!

[@IAmWithinEverything]

Love this brilliant man. He is who everyone should be following.

[@BlackFire88]

Thank you Mr. Schweirkert. I think I have learned more about economics from your honorable rants at incompetency. I hope that those younger than me will take a page and listen to your talks more and not dispel what you say as "not I" "will never happen" and think for their own.

[@watamatafoyu]

If you think that then you haven't heard much.

[@BlackFire88]

@@watamatafoyu I speak from my own experiences not more. I took economics in college and served my state and community since then. Becoming homeless with stability for only a few years. Once I found my ground after lots of hard work, I now do my own dealings and own my own properties. The idea that our government was "there for us" in times of need was an allure to promote conformance of those in power. The more I support myself the more I know differently than my 23 year self. And I hope that younger generations are able to take heed.

[@karrr1573]

You can tell he's not doing this to put on a show. So many times, he gasped. Even clasped his hand over his face. He did from the heart.

[@juliewebb6234]

I think I'm looking at our next treasury secretary. Nobody talks about our budget. I've never gotten this kind of information before. Thumbs up.

[@burntxela1258]

Can this guy please run instead of the two idiots currently running?

[@Drink8250]

Because nobody supported the guy who first told you the media was fake news. You've been told so many times and you call people idiots. Please dont.

[@andriajerner9837]

Numbers don't lie and yes there is an all out battle to destroy whatever freedoms we have left in our Republic. Yes! Thank you for the pathway leading us to truth that really will set us free...

[@anonimouse9410]

Don't blame it on the birth rate. We can't run the economy like a ponzi scheme that requires infinite growth. It's a complete joke that the US needs more workers anyways. The unemployment rate is skyrocketing and that doesn't even include people who gave up looking for work, people who are underemployed, and part-time workers (who could be working for as little as 4 hours a week). Businesses will just outsource jobs, automate jobs, or lay off workers to make sure shareholders get even richer. If the US truly needs more workers then why isn't anyone hiring???

[@user-ir4vy4zu6d]

Excellent

[@danielecompangoni]

It is extremely rare nowadays to find anyone like Mr. Schweikert who explains so clearly facts through numbers from a person who clearly understands them very well (better than most to say the least) and is so capable of explaining and displaying them to the general public, those who are willing to listen at least. I find it very sad that absurdities are to be spread amongst the general public by the very people who are supposed to make the good choices and policies for the mere interest of future votes and elections. Thank you very much for this very thorough explanation Mr. Schweikert and Forbes for making it available to us.

[@schedulingsystempart2859]

Awesome

[@EVL6479]

as a bot, this guy is right.

[@SoMeBoDyThatUKnowUS]

This guy should be in charge of the economy

[@Kltpzyxm17]

I'm 77 and near death... I'm so glad ❤

[@Lzappa]

Such a selfish selfish thing to say. I'm 29 and people of your generation have sold my generation down the River of Styx. If your death isn't natural it might be at the hands of another during civil conflict. Remember suicide is a unforgivable sin if you're religious 🤔

[@FleetpawSwiftback]

@@Lzappalike it’s his fault that he ended up living longer than 65-70 years. We got older. Politicians from both sides screwed us and sent us down the river. The government keeps printing money like there’s an unlimited supply, when, shocker, THERE ISN’T!

[@TheJBagle]

@@Lzappa I hope you're ready to be responsible for the choices your generations politicians have made when you are old. Somehow I feel like you will look back and think to yourself "Maybe we shouldn't have been focused on voting based on equity and labels I prefer to be called, and instead focused on policy that protect our country and people from real, life changing issues"

[@Lzappa]

@@TheJBagle I am ready to be responsible, I'm voting Donald J Trump. I live way below my means no excess, no credit cards, no debt, no house, no car, no job. Barking up the wrong tree buddy. I'm excited for the chaos of 2025 , we are about experience some hard times .

[@Lzappa]

@@TheJBagle I'm voting Donald J Trump. I'm not a liberal.

[@finn3408]

THIS IS A GREAT MAN

[@robyncollins1487]

😮my EYES are finally opened to ALL the LIES we as the people are getting SCREWED. Thank you so much, David. I wish I knew a lot more about you. I have SAVED this video to share with ALL my friends DEM AND REP!!

[@tinatovar7548]

Thank you David

[@mike13lea]

I'm curious if that math takes into account all of the immigrants who are now soaking up so much of the social safety nets we have been paying for our whole working lives. That money was meant for our citizens who put the money there, not to let us starve in the streets while we give it to people who didn't contribute a cent.

[@RuffinSanderson]

That's why the number one issue is the immigration problem. I wonder how much of that pie chart is money spent supporting illegal immigrants.

[@veasnatdm4861]

Because they made for a more obedient worker who willing to be underpaid, and mistreated and also have little to no idea about what consider bad practices. Just like the immigrants during the last few decade, like the Italian & Germen & Philipines during WW2, and The Korean & Vietnamese during the cold war. All the smart people who held the majority of their countries wealth flee to the US, and spend it there to start a new life. That is why the US is so welcoming to them, and not the Mexican, because they come to the US poor, work there, and go back home richer. Remember, the richer one can flee the countries faster, and get more welcome from it host country compare to the poorer one, best example is poor african who is not welcome in most countries for the same reason.

[@liberty1981]

Dont blame this on immigrants dude. it's the federal reserve's fault. remember when they bailed out their wall street friends in 2008? Remember how they lowered the interest rates to zero and then hiked them and now were in another housing bubble? that's on the federal reserve. Lets #EndtheFed

[@Ramiromasters]

There are no illegal immigrants using social security money, you need a social security just to apply if you meet the criteria. If you could secure a fake number, you could secure 1000 others and become very rich quickly, and I assure you there are no shortage of people willing to do that. Also, its been known by economist that immigration is good for corporations as long as it's illegal, because then you have a workforce without worker rights or benefits or retirement. USA the most powerful nation with the largest military can control its border just like they can in Iraq, but YOU are not let in the circle, you don't know the inside baseball. If you are interested in one of the oldest subjects in politics since the Roman Empire which is "Immigration" and you are part of a majority you will be sold that subject on the next campaign, it doesn't mean they will kill the golden goose, it only means they will sell you that point.

[@mike13lea]

@@Ramiromasters I didn’t say social security I said social safety nets. We pay taxes, and the government has been doling out our tax dollars to give free housing and food to illegal immigrants who have never contributed a cent. That’s not how it’s supposed to work. We going broke while the government is trying to take more of our money and give it to people who can work for almost nothing because we are subsidized them. How’s that good for anyone except the businesses getting to have tax payer subsidized work force while paying them peanuts themselves?

[@ZedBeiFeng]

Why is he telling us this shouldn't him and the other senators deal with this problem they created.

[@carolalbay75]

Let me just ask everybody's something. Do we not leave England because we were overtaxed without representation they do what they want up there no matter how we vote look how our election went. So we're taxed on things we buy we're taxed on things we sell we're taxed on our labor we taxed on things we use were taxed on our electric or taxed on our water we're taxed on our groceries or taxed on our clothes what the crap crap crap. Let me ask you Americans why why why why why why why if we allow them to grow that much and get by with this and you all know that it's all ripped up there

[@myrastevens7098]

Exactly! My ancestors were Native American from Georgia. We lost our land, heritage, and freedoms to a people who wanted a better life. Don't make all of my people's sacrifices worthless by destroying what your ancestors sought. That is a major slap in the face.

[@ScottStokes-y2d]

Here here

[@tomdooley4226]

​@@myrastevens7098As a descendant of those of which you speak, I heartily agree with your position! We stand upon the precipice of undoing and disrespecting the sacrifices your people made and making a mockery of sacrifices some of my ancestors made as well. I pray we don't.

[@Spynuffin]

It is important to recognize that it is not no matter how we vote. It feels as if it doesn't matter how you vote because nothing changes but your vote matters. Who you vote for matters. At a local level and a national level. Reaching out to those who represent you and organizing committees and talking to representatives all have a hand. It feels discouraging when we as individuals are faced against monolithic institutions. But America has to learn that small steps in participating in this monolith add up.

[@Jax1317]

We are all taxed this way to keep the machine rolling. Why are we taxed so much? Because the government stopped investing in the nation and turned us into a welfare state. I love feeding the central bank my life force

[@jx14aby]

How many members of congress were in the room while he was speaking?

[@JoshuaCollections]

🤦🏻‍♂️🤨👉🏻Still totally empty chambers during Mr. Schweikert's ways and means briefings that should be of grave concern to every member of congress not just David himself and his assistant on UMO upon the most pressing and urgent topic at hand in our country!

[@jonboltz]

Well said!

[@oscarcoreocontreras4127]

Finally someone with brains

[@Electrocutioner-1]

This is the most important video in the country.

[@lisac.8417]

I'm so glad to see someone else that feels my pain. Kudos to Mr. SCHWEIKERT for continuing to speak to the dead.

[@Kokoro-Hime]

Wow he's good

[@FlyontheWindow]

I love this guy

[@ventilate4267]

Unfortunately some of those "bots" are sadly our actual fellow American citizens. We've fallen pretty hard.

[@gleemaximus]

I'm from the UK and love listening to this guy. He is a pure politician that speaks the absolute truth/reality! I for one am fed up of politicians and their rhetoric of lies 😡

[@mirekslechta7161]

People from USA think , that they should run this planet and Russia is bad :) , while in reality, USA is living at the expence of othe nations ike Russia and China !!!!!!!!

[@moose272727]

Pathetic and ridiculous number of empty seats. Nobody wants to face what Mr. Schweikert has to say, not unlike when we were kids and our dad wanted to know what the hell we did with all our allowance money.

[@JuwanBuchanan]

Goes to show how much they care about the American people

[@Nubbinridge]

David Schweikert for President 2024

[@diegocanale1124]

Might run for office in '28

[@JMusar795]

Hey at least we are called: the free world.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Honest_Elk]

RFK JR needs this guy in his cabinet!

[@DanA-xt8xy]

Cant the top 100 billionaires in Americas, almost pay the debt off?

[@NickSmith-dz4ni]

Thank you, David.

[@JeffersonsTreeHouse]

I love you Schweikert, you are easily my favorite Representative. My own representative (Garamendi) does next to nothing that isn’t out of survival or self interest. Just so you know that I am not a bot, I read most of your reports, actually I’ve written to you before. You are one of if not the only Congressmen that I actually don’t mind not receiving a response. Because the things you say, and the bipartisan work you attempt show me that at least you personally read my correspondence, or some bot did a great job of presenting the same exact points as me. In the case that you happen to read this, what would happen if Public law 48, 48 section 112 was repealed and gold was once again enacted as the lawful legal tender of the Republic.? (Legal tender/ money according to Article. I Section. X Clause. V) I realize that it would be extremely hard, and would likely mean another bankruptcy and even another Great Depression (funny how history likes to rhyme itself until correction is made) but, and this is from a common plebeian perspective, I think the best times come from the hardest periods, that difficult times are just as important than times of ease. I believe our economy is broken and will be broken as long as it is based on debt, credit, and printing process. The Congress of 1775 learned very quickly that printing money is not having money, they learned this lesson so well that after the war was done they even tried to prevent it further with the aforementioned article clause. I’m not naive enough to believe it could be passed, at least not with the left high of fecal vapors of each other. I just know that the universe corrects and balances itself, it will likely come as the outcome of the next Jackson. (No I doubt that will be Trump, he has good policy points but he cares to much about his image to do something so drastic.) No the next Jackson will be someone who stirs the hearts and minds of the people, is uncategorically and brutally honest with themself, speaks charismatically in a way that makes even enemies consider him, is intelligent and curious while being humble enough to say he’s wrong, seeks the truth even if it means destroying his own bias, and lastly (most importantly) is not and has never been a crackhead. (Which happens to rule me out of the running sorry folks, say no to crack.)

[@ArunAbrahamKY]

The plan: kick the can down the road. Its a debt spiraling at this point.

[@WigglyCoop007]

Stealing from the young to give to the old

[@amalekita5009]

This is an honest to god good politician, and it gives me hope.

[@Tpres1420]

this guy is the truth!!

[@trentpratt6187]

You said you couldn't wait to see the comments Well here's a comment for you I like you You're exactly what we need in Congress somebody who actually is concerned about fixing the system So David you're the man and thank you for opening my eyes to what the f*** is really going on

[@cmvamerica9011]

I think you got it right.

[@deelemons5542]

Fema camps closed but were paying for hotel's for law breakers illegal immigrants 😢

[@Kyanzes]

Those are not good enough for immigrants. Only for civs. Immigrants get hotels.

[@Natures_and_Wonders]

Why is this man not in power today.. We need strong leaders

[@sachinpatil7005]

Why don't you US citizens nominate this guy for your president? I am not even an US citizen but this guy makes sense and talk numbers.

[@ForTheLion]

This might be one of the best floor speeches I've seen in the House since Ron Paul left. I wish we had more politicians like Rep Schweikert

[@kerryhill2901]

Every American should see this.

[@ErnestKeeney-j7m]

David, you are spot on,, That you!

[@cmvamerica9011]

How do you steal money from Social Security; and then blame Social Security for the budget deficit?

[@trilight3597]

Because they believed people would keep making babies. And most of the people are from the 50s and think people are still booming. With think tanks and other people saying we have too much people. They probably think of social security as "free" money. But in reality, it's dying if not dead already. And while they profit from their position, they rather not give up their position.

[@john01777]

Because when you borrow from social security, you have to pay back what is paid with interest.

[@rellikskuppin7417]

America runs off of a centralized bank established in 1913.

[@garymccray7822]

An insurace company with an army. Damn. I can't even argue with that.

[@barryromano0451]

I wonder if he invented that quote

[@GioFern-d8o]

This man is awesome 👏

[@stanleyeisel8883]

WOW ! Everyone should see this ….

[@jb3995]

This man needs to be elected United States accountant.

[@pauldarrigo4395]

Great video. Love the explanations

[@michaelsomething7674]

This guy is the most honest politician I have ever heard. Probably should not be a politician

[@momiau-keliikoa4975]

Makes so much sense. Why isnt everyone in session listening to this? Just basic math

[@WaleedKhan-g9p]

WHY DOES IT ONLY HAVE 22K VIEWS? DEBOOSTED!!!

[@Mario-gp5xx]

Exactly! 3 days later and only 22k more. This should have a minimum of 500k

[@adipisicingelit]

I'm not even american and I love this guy

[@NovaVonMeadows]

.. and yet BILLIONS if not TRILLIONS are spent each decade on "donations" to politicians by Lobbyists.

[@akaku9]

Stop voting thanks

[@memepatriots]

Stop spending

[@NS-ds5ow]

I love the work that he does and even though his colleagues from both sides most likely are not listening to him. Unfortunately, most politicians don't go into politics for altruisic or civic reasons, they take advantage of their constituents' desperations and campaign immediately after winning an election.

[@georgeorwell3501]

Finally another Rom Paul (not quite there yet) but he’s absolutely correct. The empire is over.

[@titolovely8237]

It’s been over. The fact that our people can’t accept that is why we have ballooning budget deficits. It was over in 2008

[@georgeorwell3501]

@@titolovely8237 Yup. It’s all been a fraud since 1971.

[@michaelsaffron3156]

Only RFK is talking about this problem.

[@Deerjason]

Unfortunately RFK has no realistic chance unless somehow his polling numbers go up, so I would rather vote for Kamala if she picks a VP that actually talks about it.

[@Honest_Elk]

​@@DeerjasonYou can't trust the polls. They're rigged by design. RFK is WAY more popular than you think. He can win.

[@WigglyCoop007]

@@DeerjasonKamala is gonna raise the debt like crazy also. The solution is voting 3rd party. Even if they don’t win u have to show the 2 parties that they can’t go down this road any longer without consequences. If the country gets to 40%left 40%right and 20% 3rd party both of the main sides will have to appeal to the 3rd party!! It’s not a wasted vote. That’s a lie from the 2 parties that benefit from it

[@Deerjason]

@@WigglyCoop007 did u read what I wrote? I specifically said if Kamala picks a VP that talks about the deficit. Trump and Vance won’t ever talk about the deficit unless asked about in a debate; they are too busy coming up with insults to Biden and Kamala.

[@WigglyCoop007]

@@Deerjason I’m not defending trump or Vance but the vp has no real power anyway. So even if Kamala’s does talk about the deficit it won’t matter. Not to mention there isn’t any prominent democrats who do talk about the deficit so good luck with that. Trump and Kamala is a lose lose when it goes to the debt/economy. My whole point is it doesn’t matter is RFK has a real chance to win or not! It’s that voting 3rd party is the only way to see any meaningful change

[@karlsullivan4761]

Frankly, it is my fervent hope that we get more people in government to aspire to be as David Schweikert. Maybe then we'd have people who'd care that our nation as a whole is in DIRE need of IMMEDIATE fixes. If he ever runs for President, I'll vote for him, hands-down, banking on the hope that someone like him could reign in the insanity in US financial policies.

[@DanielCaiger]

Man, I want this guy to come and run MY COUNTRY, what a legend!

[@raptorman48]

Lower the costs of everything make it mandatory!

[@TheJBagle]

Unfortunately this only puts our economy in an even tougher spot if the policies do not change.

[@georgeorwell3501]

Do you mean have the government regulate prices?

[@raptorman48]

@@georgeorwell3501 I mean they need to freeze prices from rising and also force some prices to be lowered because it's pure greed they used Covid as an excuse to Jack up prices for absolutely no reason!

[@pepperfish_]

I'm LMAO the entire video. This guy is the Comedian Politician. I mean it's dark humour. but who cares, he's like Jimmy Carr, with no swearing. Kudos to you my man.

[@shredenvain7]

"he beat medicare to death"

[@cmvamerica9011]

But we’re running shrimp on a treadmill to see how fast they can go, our government is a joke.😂

[@disbeliefanddissapointed6723]

Facts followed by analysis and theory I would like to work with this guy

[@CHX_37]

Spending 13 trillion dollars fighting wars for Israel hasn't helped.

[@z0mmbae]

schweikert for president!!!! please, we need someone with actual brains AND A FUCKING HEART.

[@tylerwinkle323]

I tried to reason with math in middle school. Ended up in a brawl in the social studies room.

[@photosrain4351]

It's so empty in that room, you can hear the janitors hollering to each other! Let's actually have ( congressmen/ women) there listening to this smart man! Sir you are deffinately the type of person I would consider a public servant! Trump is a businessman/ public servant! Our country could save trillions only hiring public servants!

[@dorjedriftwood2731]

It always happens when senators make personal speeches it isn’t new. Chip Roy has the same issue.

[@Landandsoil]

Yes it’s U . S. Inc debt not the Americans.