'A Scam': David Schweikert Lays Waste To President Biden's Newly Announced Budget

During a speech on the House floor on Monday night, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) tore into President Biden's State of the Union claims, and the newly released budget.
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[@tkoborny]

Considering our tax dollars have given aid to the entire world for decades will any country provide aid to the US as we spiral into poverty.

[@patrickanderson4680]

They have the world have been buying our debt since 1913. Why should they continue to be abused?

[@user-df9rw6mz2x]

NOPE NO WAY EVER us army 1976 to 1995 shame on ever signal Polly for this and many generals, sad if they had only listen to there peers.

[@yougonnaeatthat9889]

Nope!

[@user-lk4wt3km2s]

If we would look out for them they would for us also

[@firstluvyah7420]

Nope

[@geralddubois7921]

It’s a shame no one is there in congress to listen. Why are they paid if they won’t show up

[@Andrew-rv6sh]

It's about time we take THEIR paychecks !! They take ours and yet he says the money isn't there !

[@carlkittles]

Simple fix there if you don't show up you don't get paid

[@mrdayyumyum3712]

exactly what I thought

[@DrDangerPuppy]

@@carlkittles That's how it used to be.

[@roberttower5429]

Your right. No one in the seats, who is he talking to? Is any one there? Or is this just for show?

[@rosebronikowski2022]

Taxation without representation.

[@Raven5431]

More like majority rule, and just think they wanted full on democracy by going popular vote and getting rid of electoral college that is saposed to protect minority states. Now want to have federal control over schools instead of state level. Slowly trying to erode what is left of a republic self governance and centeralise power. Neverminde they also wanted to allow for illegal migrants to vote who have never lived here and push for same day voting with no ID requirements.

[@republicansthatdidntvotefo1605]

Just wait you haven't seen anything.. November 5 Election day, Putin's MAGA will be history... Bye bye Putin...😊

[@kirtwillis9144]

What we need is representation without taxation.

[@prolific1518]

​@@kirtwillis9144Idiocracy

[@josephkaminski1857]

Imagine , every single one gets 174,000 bucks a year to not even show up, and they all want more pay

[@diegojines-us9pc]

and half are mad because someone said something about us only working 32 hr a week.

[@ChaosXcrusheD]

Busy making more money selling death.

[@willmiadykes7748]

Add expense accounts to that used for personal travel, vacations, back home everybody to make sure their adult family is getting their way. This money is taxable. Their big time jets , expensive hotels with family. We can’t do that. IRS picks up this immediately if we make a$100.00 mistake. I have been around along time.

[@russbischoff9735]

If we don't wake up soon, we'll all be singing, "Bye Bye Miss American Pie" - Welcome to the United States of America, owned and operated by Communist China with easy access to all from our Mexican border. 🇺🇲 Bringing manufacturing back home to the USA and protecting own southern border is going to end up being not only a key to restoring our economy, but to maintaining our national security as well 🇺🇲 🇨🇳 SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES MATTER 🇨🇳 CHINESE TRADE WAR VIRUS MATTERS 🇨🇳 🇺🇲 MADE IN THE USA by US CITIZENS MATTERS 🇺🇸 We need tariffs that are proportionate to the inequities in wages, regulations, subsides, taxes and tariffs in the country where the goods were actually produced and or where we’re importing them from - Including country of origin, even when imported from another 3rd party country - We could then use the money raised by these tariffs to help companies build state of the art manufacturing plants here in the USA, which would create more jobs here at home for US citizens, which would then in turn increase our income tax revenue. Humm - Let me guess - Oh, here comes the Old Tariffs = Socialism / Trade war BS - Sorry, they're right removing them has worked out so well for the American People and the Real American Economy. Oh yeah right - Here they come with the old Smoot-Hawley myth. Smoot-Hawley is a notorious deliberately fabricated classic FreeTraitor excuse, based on an act from way back in 1929 no less. Hello it's 2024 - Why not base your economic thoughts on the Fred Flintstone era? We should not allow this mythical excuse to paralyze our policy making in the present day modern era. Nothing less than an actual tariff or the equivalent is ever going to get Beijing to stop gaming the international trading system to America's disadvantage. What about the tariffs and VAT that other countries use on our products? - Not to mention the foreign industries that are subsidized by their governments, including communist China. No matter how the globalist-free-marketeers and FreeTraitors try to spin it - Our huge trade deficits and indebtedness to foreign countries like communist China are obviously not in the best interest of our country or the American people. It's Not Rocket Science - Since the FreeTraitors have had their way of it, our largest export has been American jobs and money. Wake up America - China is where way too many of our food products, medicines and supplements are being processed and manufactured. Bringing manufacturing back home to the USA and protecting own southern border is going to end up being not only a key to restoring our economy, but to maintaining our national security as well. The people with all of the excuses as to why we can't, shouldn't or aren't willing to manufacture products here in the US are the same people who have provided us with the very same shortsighted thinking that's gotten us into this mess in the first place. If more people would have listened to Ross Perot back in 1992, America wouldn't be in this mess - Turns out he was right. We don't need homes full of cheap foreign products, but we do need jobs that will allow us to keep up with the mortgage, healthcare costs, higher education loans, etc..... - If it wasn't for all the outsourcing and insourcing taking away income-tax-paying American's jobs and driving down wages, we would have bank accounts cluttered with cash, instead of homes cluttered with cheap foreign products and buried in debt. Wake up America - We've become a consumer driven debt ridden society. Wanting trade and immigration policies that will put the best interests of our own US CITIZENS first and foremost, especially our veterans is not racist, fascist, or socialist - It's common sense, if you're an American of any race, creed, or gender. Let's face it, China fought a trade war using a biological weapon, the corrupt manipulative NWO backed US media and US puppet politicians. If we don't wake up soon, we'll all be singing, "Bye Bye Miss American Pie" - Welcome to the United States of America, owned and operated by Communist China with easy access to all from our Mexican border. 🇺🇲 We finally had a president that was doing something about our traitorous trade and immigration policies - But the corrupt manipulative media, establishment puppet politicians and their masters blatantly fought the American People tooth and nail every step of the way. 🇨🇳 Joe Biden is not just totally corrupt, but incompetent as well - It's about time that America starts holding globalist establishment puppet politicians and the corrupt manipulative media accountable. If we don't have the funds to build the wall along our own southern border - Then let's stop sending American tax-payer funded financial aid to foreign countries, stop financial aid to illegal aliens, stop importing cheap labor, stop allowing and enabling US jobs and industries to be outsourced to foreign countries and do not import foreign fuel, steel nor electronics used in our military weapons, national defense systems and power grids - Build the wall and guard the border using our drone and satellite surveillance systems to find and turn back unauthorized intruders - Also, hire our veterans and former law enforcement officers to monitor and minimize visa over stays. NEWS FLASH MEDIA PROPAGANDISTS and GLOBALIST ESTABLISHMENT POLITICIANS - Our leaders are supposed to be elected by the citizens of the United States of America to represent the interests of those citizens and the country itself - They are not supposed to be representing Wall Street, lobbyist, international corporations, the globalist-free-marketeers (WTO, NAFTA, TPP, KORUS, NWO), foreign citizens, foreign interests or illegal aliens - And it’s about time that all of our so called leaders start honoring that fact. One thing that became obvious during and after the last two presidential elections, is that establishment puppet politicians, the corrupt manipulative media and their globalist masters just consider the American people to be collateral damage in their game of globalization and cheap wages. It's about time that America starts holding globalist establishment puppet politicians and the corrupt manipulative media accountable. SPEAKING OF SCIENCE DENIERS 🇨🇳 COVID-19 PLANDEMIC 🇨🇳 WHAT A COINCIDENCE 🇨🇳 🇨🇳 Yes media propagandists and puppet politicians, we should all just close our eyes and accept the results of a blatantly obvious fraudulent presidential election, after listening to four years of Russia, Russia, Russia, false racism, media race monger and paid agitator inspired riots, the blatant cover-up of the Biden family's corruption, and then the false narrative and optics of a fake insurrection, just so the NWO Elites can keep making everything in China 🇨🇳 🇺🇲 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ALREADY 🇺🇲 TRUMP WON and WE ALL KNOW IT 🇺🇸 Even most actual Biden voters with even an ounce of common sense. The corrupt politicians and media propagandists that covered up Biden's corruption and the blatantly obvious stolen presidential election are just as bad as Biden himself.

[@PaulMichael66]

What do I need you for?

[@stevenewman1393]

A very big thumbs up to Rep. David Schweikert for standing strong and firm and for fighting the good fight and for truthfully and honestly telling it as it truly is and as it truly is not indeed!👌.

[@Joseibruc]

Has he called out his gop friends who voted to add to the debt aka tjca?

[@spartancrown]

@@Joseibrucare you one of those who spews it was a tax cut for the rich?

[@sherryklosterman3843]

So why didn't he speak before now why is he just now speaking is it because president Trump is going to be the president of the United States come November God willing.

[@Kenneth-yl3tx]

This is why people stop depending on democrats parties they always trying to make poor people more poor but you get ill votes too do the samethings over again this why we getting smarter and wiser now they want to use the immigrants because they are poorer then us for votes we can't take it no more Biden and you're crew lieber and theifes yall done thank God for exposeing every one of yall.

[@CRASHjester]

​@@sherryklosterman3843Congressman Schweikert has warned the House and the American public about this matter repeatedly. For all intents and purposes, he's the accountant of the House. But the federal government has never listened to him, from my knowledge.

[@vickiehuffman1082]

I’m 69 & have to live with my children because I can’t afford to get my own place. I paid into the system since I was 18, but don’t receive enough to be on my own!

[@dans864]

So your plan for retirement was to trust that by giving your money to the government you would get a return because your government is well known for handling its money wisely?

[@vickiehuffman1082]

@@dans864 I was a registered nurse, had 3 children in college but a drunk driver with 4 previous DUIs took my career from me & almost killed me. Unfortunately I am handicapped & was unable to help my children with school!

[@josephpierce7829]

And that is complete bullshit... This country is a disgrace with how we take care of our elderly and veterans.

[@TheChristalblue]

I hear you. Planning to live in my SUV . I have several friends who can't even afford to live in a vehicle. They allowed companies to dump our fully funded pensions into a government fund big loss to all who contributed for years. God bless you and yours

[@CaptainMisery86]

@@dans864 You don't have a choice in that. You must give them some of your money. I dare you to try not to. Also, for several decades, the government did pay that money back to you with interest. My grandparents were able to live on it.

[@jonathancollard3710]

What an eloquent speech; I’m from UK but spend a lot of time in USA; politicians “that tell it how it is” are incredibly rare on both sides of the pond. This guy is refreshing, knowledgeable, pragmatic and can communicate well. Hey, he should be running for president 🤨

[@kellyseeman741]

The cost of thieves in our government!

[@shonabrowne6324]

Yes.

[@nggd2259]

Demoncratic party 👿

[@alwagner9722]

You're just playing into their "divide and conquer" scheme. It's a 2 party Tyranny. Neither party will End The Fed. And that is main problem. ​@@nggd2259

[@patriciaphillips7831]

Government gangsters, Kash Patel

[@chelseacraft4669]

That would be the super wealthy elite class, which is absolutely everyone in Congress on both sides of the aisle. They’re all one percenters.

[@colemckenzie1657]

Why is there never anyone in the seats? Because no one works there.

[@Cj-qt2ls]

They are out having fun on taxpayers money

[@turiaseiger-todd2404]

It's astonishing!

[@3CSCHAEFER]

None of the public officials in the US are actually registered, under their fictitious name they all use. All caps is fictitious, Non English, has no meaning, so their name plates, uniform names are fictitious unregistered business names. This means they don't exist. I am not kidding. Plus the average man/woman with a birth certificate, is holding that document, but it's not their name. It is US property. Those are legal names, unregistered business names. People don't understand. Look up "Assumed Name Certificate" on youtube. Ask yourself this, did I ever registered that all caps name on my DL? If not, you are acting as the legal name illegally. Get registered.

[@timhodges9763]

Ive said that for years. Every time I watch the light's are on but nobody's home but me and the speaker. How many of us get paid an exorbitant amount of money to not go to work. Then I think maybe it would be better if they never showed up because when they do they throw some huge pile of 💩 on us. Never do they do anything that's good at least for our country. But they will spend up broke for any country with there hand out. I for one am tired of this 💩 show. Where do you stand ??????

[@smoogly8102]

When they do these speeches on the floor they're mainly talking to us, the people. Unfortunately most of the work that's done in the house/senate is done in committees, after that they come to the floor to do this, which is of course a ridiculous scenario.

[@jenn541]

Please keep speaking on this. I really wish you could get a much more public platform on this. This NEEDS to get out there. SPENDING NEEDS TO STOP until we get the budget figured out. I know it's a massive undertaking, but I also know that nothing is impossible and it can be done. The entire US budget needs to be line by line overhauled. Slash BS out of it. STOP foreign spending. We cannot afford it. I'm so frustrated.

[@michaellewis8187]

Thanks David. Keep going, please. For the sake of sanity we appreciate your help to get our great nation on a long term path of success. We need the voices of realists in politics.

[@tomworkman1100]

The reason they don't talk about it is because they just don't care! They are millionaires!

[@scottmoore6131]

They weren’t when they got there, but miraculously after they get there they avg 100,000 a year in stock market trading.

[@scienceofthemagi9750]

Oh your close But really. They planned it You'll own nothing & be happy Will we.

[@Hotdaddy536]

​@@scottmoore6131 look at AOC she was broke when elected..now she's a millionaire...this is nuts..

[@angel-wings9161]

Well most of these so called politicians are lawyers, Buisness graduates, they join the government institution to feather there nest and retire on a fat pension with lots of connections. They are all crooks you know, they represent donors not the people that voted them in we live in a delusional world of haves and have nots. If these guys were so good at managing money they would have done it in their chosen careers. Trump is the disrupter here but even him is looking after his back pocked think about it. 4 more years then what. He will be forgoten.

[@jamesrobinson2138]

@@scottmoore6131they somehow have a success rate higher than Wall Street and it’s no secret. They also don’t care because they’re the ones stealing the money and putting it into their pockets or black budgets. Running the country dry so it goes bankrupt and the solution will be on the backs of hard working Americans, making them slaves to the nwo

[@bullfreckls]

Someone that actually cares about the people of the united states. We need more of him.

[@raimondspadaro8211]

Have you seen all the EMPTY SEATS? NO ONE IS LISTENING!

[@EnieMeenieMinieMoe]

Yes, like Trump.

[@Tienhamir100]

​@@raimondspadaro8211 There's a reason. They're not representing us or anyone other than themselves.

[@cidquakenbush302]

Absolutely 💯%! And Trump is another one.

[@rosebronikowski2022]

Don't worry. He will be booted out and replaced with someone who works for DC.

[@lesbianlollipop]

He scares the hell out of me, but feels like a breath of fresh air at the same time. Straight talk, thank you so much!

[@captaingenerica6351]

Thank you sir. For stepping up.

[@Cocogal63]

David Schweikert bless him is the ultimate truth sayer, and what a thankless task.God bless this man.

[@Bearfacts01]

7 trillion is outrageous and should NEVER pass.

[@danielcappsjr.4594]

1.1 TRILLIONNNN IN INTEREST!

[@calvinjohnstone2664]

National debt will hit 40 trillion before Brandon F's off. 🫣🔥🇺🇸

[@roxannezahuranec6619]

1 trillion every 100 days

[@Squidbush8563]

They practically laugh about multi-trillion $ debt like it's nothing while I lost my income, can't pay my credit card bills and am being absolutely hounded daily with multiple phone calls, texts, letters and threats of legal action after ONE MONTH of not having enough to pay. I guess the trick is to spend everyone ELSE'S money. 🙄

[@danielcappsjr.4594]

@@Squidbush8563 the game is fucked up man. I’m sorry to hear about that. They got money for wars. Money to repay student loans. Money for everything but actually helping the people. It’s fucked bro.

[@trentp151]

Vivek is RIGHT. WE need to start at a ZERO BUDGET, EVERY YEAR, and justification needs to be presented to further fund ANY and ALL programs. If there is no justification, there should be no spending. The justification should show a BALANCED BUDGET, and if any department spends more than they take in through taxes, we should PRIORITIZE the most important things, and cut all the fat that never pans out.

[@animejanai4657]

The country cannot legally start at zero because liberal judges in federal courts have ruled on various aspects of budget items as being mandatory NON-discretionary spending. Among these are the entitlements such as social welfare spending. So Vivek actually meant to say that unless you repeal spending bills (democrats will filibuster that), the social welfare spending on BLM is considered more important than buying new warships, new airplanes, and highway improvement grants to States as part of their infrastructure aid.

[@peterbuckley3877]

That’s what people fail to understand, it’s not a tax revenue problem it’s a spending problem, cutting all discretionary spending is the only solution.

[@maxpena8370]

Amen

[@trentp151]

@@peterbuckley3877 Yeah.. but the democrats (and frankly most republicans) are pushing this Modern Monetary Theory crap which says that we can infinitely expand our *baseless* fiat currency, and everyone will be fine with this. Everyone is not fine with this. But they're going to keep doing it anyway.

[@jhf1979]

​@@peterbuckley3877Clinton balanced the budget and put us on track to have all our debt paid off by now. Republicans didn't like this because it gave them nothing to campaign on so here we are... People still believing Republican lies about what needs to be cut.

[@amanda12sark88]

Why do I have to pay into a system that I’ll never get back?

[@christinehenley9017]

Why are we paying people who are not even at work! He's giving facts that 424 Representative don't want to hear. They claim Plausible Deniability every year!

[@oncemykingdom]

This guy is awesome, and knows what he's talking about. -- A new favorite in the government.

[@maryjohnston4296]

I keep on thinking about how my grandfather saved, and invested- not just in my dad, and his siblings, but also in the grandchildren. I am saddened by not having a savings to help my children, and grandchildren:(

[@pmp2559]

Its almost impossible if you’re not making more than 150,000 being single

[@wisegalny7604]

Thank you for speaking out!

[@caleblyman3763]

This pisses me off, fuck our politicians because they don’t give a shit. We should be a lot angrier about this, but let’s just all go on and pretend everything’s business as usual. We.are.fucked.

[@biancagerade4229]

They never have I started to see this back in 2010 the evil started to show 😡 I'm telling everybody right now don't pay taxes work for cash because there is no retirement you're not going to get anything from the government except the finger, work for Cash Cash & Carry, or goods but don't pay taxes to this evil government anymore 🤬

[@willharriman1881]

What a terrible mess we are in!

[@Rich-oo9wq]

Yeah, and FJB and all of the other cronnies in the ludicrous left.@@willharriman1881

[@john236613]

And now they have the FBI covering their asses too. If you try and organize against them, they will come after you and make you out to be something you're not.

[@ARKH76]

Voting republican for these reasons! I want a businessman in charge of the company I have a vested interest in!

[@yobronx9185]

This is freaking ridiculous. I can't believe that nobody hasn't noticed this. Why do I get this feeling that we're totally being played a fool.

[@s.mic.3329]

Because we are!

[@thraciangrapes]

Duh because we are.

[@bigblockstang9368]

Most people I’m around don’t even think about it. They just keep paying more for everything and many vote democrat all the same. Yes America is heading fast to the bottom and many are heading to the pits of hell.

[@MichaelBurk-sj1tw]

We the people are aware of the fraud. We vote, they steal.

[@grindnshineproductions]

We r

[@darrylsjodin7184]

Wow, I’m retired now and I’m glad SOMEONE is talking about this! Will someone do something?!?!?!?!?!?

[@jmccastillon5400]

This is unsustainable, should scare the hell out of everyone!

[@calisurbajalife]

I'd say "the swamp runs deep", but it's more of a sewer...

[@robertrivera1751]

The more you drain the swamp the more putrid the smell.

[@Sundown-777]

The bridges will start to fall down crumbling.. Roads are potholed. Spending is not a right! Government bloat is crazy! Been happening a long time! Wake up people .. this is closed down every month .. Shumer is the problem !

[@calvinjohnstone2664]

It's gotten much worse with diversity, equity and inclusion in every area. 😑

[@lovetrucks4212]

Tired of funding NY and CA that's for sure. They are burning money on illegals at a high rate along with all sanctuary cities. Un sus tain able !

[@ladywolfwolf]

​@@calvinjohnstone2664I don't think I am understanding what you're saying. Something, something, only white men should be able to.... Surely, I'm mistaken.

[@guyinoakland]

Thank you Sir David Schweikert

[@maryjohnston4296]

I really appreciate this orator .

[@dianabradley7582]

He's a math nerd Rock Star....I can't be the only one who feels this way.

[@pamelaj.hanson256]

🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🙉

[@glendajohnson4558]

He. Speaking the truth

[@user-hh7py6ki3f]

A Great Genius Math Rock Star put him in the next Administration

[@user-hh7py6ki3f]

A Great Genius Math Rock Star put him in the next Administration

[@jpscott126]

This is what people need to understand, there is no free money simple as that.

[@debrawilder9551]

Well thats is what your told but they have plenty ! Obama cashed a 100 trillion note in and debit was paid off, but nancy said lets not tell anyone its paid off , same time obama gave out free phones to low income people

[@joshuarosenwald6490]

Totally disagree there is free money for them, the government, off of our backs and our hardwork! There isn't free money for you or I!

[@breakthecode4634]

​@@joshuarosenwald6490they still had to scam us. It wasnt free people just fell for it.

[@kimberlyborges2866]

An old neighbor of mine who once lived nearby said, "He found out he could make more $ on unemployment, than to work." 😔

[@Leyirs]

Well put, Thankyou for actually standing up for the American people

[@laurabarnes9897]

Thank you for doing all this research and explaining it!

[@mindqueen2127]

This is nuts. I've worked all my life and I won't see any of the money that they have forced me to give them every two weeks. I don't even want to think about my retirement money. Lord, have mercy.

[@Mabel-wi6fy]

America first . God bless america.

[@user-mi2vc3yn7p]

Mismanagement and misappropriation of funds combined with Spiend more policies has led us here to bankruptcy and while they sit pretty many will suffer.

[@halerankin1752]

Thanks for the eye-opener, David! I'm just a regular guy, doing my part to raise a family. The numbers here are absolutely mind-boggling. Why is our government spending TRILLIONS? Is it just the scale of what it's dealing with, or is it poor use of money? How can anyone make a difference here? It looks like everyone involved can't work together to manage our nation's money.

[@larryyoung9590]

On the topic of SS we never had no choice to say yes take it out my check or no. So paid into program. So stop giving our tax dollars to other countries.And people that don’t belong here.

[@animejanai4657]

Illegal immigrants have on a case by case basis been approved by activist judges to receive supplemental social security without having been net taxpayers. Many activists seek out law degrees in order to become judges or prosecutors able to make a big difference in applying ideology within the Law.

[@RonaldSkancke]

It amazes me that my father who passed this year at 95 years old paid into social security twice as long as he did his private retirement account but recieved twice as much money from the retirement program than ss. Let that sink in . Four fold difference.

[@prolific1518]

​@@animejanai4657 white supremacists have been doing that since the USA formed. Seems to be taking a page from that book

[@lougracia2455]

The people in Government need to take a pay cut.

[@patrickbateman1660]

HE LITERALLY SAYS THIS IN THE VIDEO. WATCH IT. If you made all politicians salary zero that is equal to 1 minute of gov spending.

[@marcosluna7792]

This was incredibly moving

[@CherylHarbaugh]

David, you’re the only one who is NOT an idiot! Thank you for doing all the math!!!

[@zackstrzelczyk3292]

Please dont let up, keep the heat on we NEED to have this conversation in this country

[@johnl69]

Only have conversation about how high natl. Debt is when demos have the white house. Fact. Didn't hear anything when 45 added EIGHT TRILLION to the debt. Only hear about cutting " entitlements" (i.e. see social security) from the right. In the very same breath they talk about lowering taxes(trickle down). TD has NEVER worked anywhere at anytime. Unless of course you are talking about making the rich ,richer(I.e. 45). Then by all means it has worked extremely well. Fact.

[@charlottenunnery88]

Thank you David Schweikert for bringing this to the surface. You have opened our eyes to what is going on.

[@patrickanderson4680]

Yeah the governments inability to govern, make good on moral issues and grovel to the lobbyist all to enrich the 1%:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[@sheronliss1070]

This gentleman is presenting where we are economically as a nation, and it’s unbelievable! Hard truths will hit us all if our representatives don’t pull their heads out of their concern for their vast wealth and start representing “We the People”!! God help the honest and hard working people who think they’re leaving anything to their children, and grand children. As for the Seniors who worked, paid into SSI, and saved money for retirement, all of our labor will be in vain unless Washington gets more responsible people to listen to this hard and true facts presentation and act on these financial warnings presented. This is a must see presentation from David Schweikert.

[@edbutzwiggle4227]

Brilliant! thanks

[@joannrobinson8830]

This country is done for. And no telling how much has been sold to the highest bidder.

[@BlackAdder1970]

China has been buying up U.S. properties and businesses

[@prolific1518]

Yup been cooked since Bush put 2 global wars on a credit card

[@donaldfarmer6257]

He reminds me of a preacher preaching and giving it his all and no one hardly there,the few that are aren't listening, but we hear you keep preaching.

[@jamessnyder176]

Thanks for your honesty!

[@BThrasher]

David Schweikert is the only congressman I actually have to be in a certain mindset to listen to. He was on in the morning the other day and I had to come back to watch it at a later time. No disrespect to Mr. Schweikert at all. What this man speaks about is terrifying. Even if his facts were only halfway right, which I think he is 100, you would think that there would be more coverage about everything he says. It must be really frustrating to be yelling, screaming, shaking all the bells, honking the horn, pulling the alarms to and nobody is covering it. Well, as mainstream news goes.

[@thraciangrapes]

And if we complain about it on social media we get banned. That's how bad it is.

[@franceswomble8083]

Complain anyway. Post post share this. Share share share this is what you can do. I do it each and every day.

[@IAmWithinEverything]

We’ll be doing more than complain shortly

[@ModernDayLoki]

Only on the social media controlled by the government. Delete your facebook, don't stop there.

[@darkNovaskar]

​@@IAmWithinEverythingTrump said it rhymes with mud math

[@jeffreycurtis9075]

Male, 61 Australian. Constantly. God bless.

[@simcity4fosho]

Props to this guy for avoiding any actual curse words, while letting us know exactly which words he's feeling.

[@richardbrentm]

❤ Thanks for the Truth!

[@rog9601]

THE TRUE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

[@joanneel9708]

Thank You For Exposing The Shafting Happening To WE, THE TAXPAYERS 👏👏👏👏🔥

[@SwingVoter-hz6nn]

David, thank you for hammering on this. I’ve got two kids and I’m scared as hell about their future. They want to take away our gun, tax the productive into poverty and ship billions overseas. We’re trying to take care of the world on our credit card, our government is a vast, boated bureaucracy that is staggering in its incompetence and inefficiency. The solution needs brave leaders. We need to energize the economy, trim government and reform our entitlement spending. We needed to do it decades ago and no one had the balls to do it. You’ve got the balls, but can you rally the support?

[@chelseacraft4669]

OK so if they cut your taxes, where are the taxes going to come from because the wealthy keep getting the tax cuts? GOP keep giving the wealthy tax cuts. So if nobody pays taxes, how’s everything going to run, genius? Maybe your party needs to stop pandering to the super wealthy. Maybe it’s time for a flat tax for everybody because our tax will go lower and their tax will finally happen. Why don’t you talk to your party about corporate welfare and government subsidies that come out of your taxes. Duh..,

[@jeromyzwiers1452]

They are not really taking care of anyone. All it is is crooked governments laundering money. That is one of the reasons politicians are so rich. God Bless

[@wyndiefeatherstone948]

Tax the rich the same as the rest of us, no poverty then.

[@rogerwoodhouse7945]

Nope but DT has

[@j.skidmore]

@@wyndiefeatherstone948no, I’m happy for your Enthusiasm, but your talking like a liberal. Stop paying for the people who don’t have jobs as they are a lost cause and worthless to the human race. Also stop giving to other countries for no return. The middle class are the real victims.

[@thugg4lif]

Thank you for posting this

[@Mary-kb1jl]

Thank you for telling us the truth so we can understand.

[@megchow8245]

SOMEONE HAS TO TELL THE TRUTH. Thank you, sir!!!

[@user-zg2qu6ct8t]

This is FANTASTIC insight; but ... 34 Trillion later, NOTHING HAS CHANGED!!! Where does the change begin?!

[@joshuakramer5661]

As soon as people and countries stop buying those bonds the gig is up! Considering China is backing off right now it won’t be much longer!!

[@jonnip7225]

I dont know where it begins, but I do know where what little i have is, way down deep in the bottom of my pocket!🥴

[@user-zg2qu6ct8t]

@@joshuakramer5661, there's a well-known book out there titled "The Creature from Jekyll Island" which explains the entire gig. All those notes sent out will eventually return home because no one wants them.

[@garyprather251]

What about the money that they keep paying in!?

[@JJ-in3bc]

YES!!! And most people don't grasp what a billion is! I ask people... "pretend I'm 10 years old & help me understand how big a billion is" and many adults CAN'T!! Adults...yes! Then I say, "Put 1,000 people in a room... and give each & every one of them $1 million dollars. Yes 1,000 millionaires." 😮 TRILLION... don't get me started lol 😅

[@richard8031]

Rep. Schweikert. Proud to have You as my representative.... We should have more like you serving the American people.. THANK YOU.!!!!

[@user-rj8nv4jx5c]

He's been giving all these idiots hell for awhile doesn't appear to be sinking in very well

[@kimberlybeeson6090]

Thats why America was dumbed down! They don’t even understand what this man is saying! Lord help us to get these younger generations to see!

[@prolific1518]

1 party hates funding education. I wonder why 🤔

[@glennqkoski707]

Politicians been taking money from social security fund for decades! It should be illegal for them to touch money that belongs to we the people.

[@Msfelina123]

Wow! Thank you Sir for your effort and information!! LYING IS IMMORAL!

[@bordereau1]

Meanwhile there's a working class group of people carrying this ridiculousness in spending. As a 68 y.o. cancer survivor who had to go through every cent for treatment with the exorbitant cost of medical on top of the Medicare premium...through all my retirement to keep my modest mortgaged home, driving a x12 y.o. vehicle and still paying taxes that are obscene after having to return to work....I say ENOUGH!!!!! AMERICANS FIRST. Stop giving our hardearned tax dollars away like candy. When did another country ever carry the USA on their backs???????.

[@asjamuir5534]

The UK and France have rise to America so that's two countries but I get your point and congrats on surviving I hope you stay clear and America gets it's act together trump may be the answer

[@janibaldonado9173]

You sound just like my story- our countries infrastructure is completely falling apart- medical system is crazy and now they will run out of our money in 10 years( or sooner) they don’t give a crap about us- I will be unable to work in 10 more years and that is when I will really need it.

[@buljo5150]

Every single person including businesses have had a tax increase. INFLATION. no one can escape it.

[@contagiouslyfit1021]

China during Obama term

[@daneisenman9047]

Well, we could start with the French, without whom we might not have won the victory that gave us our country... then we could move on to all of the allies during World War ii, who if we had taken your attitude, would have been left to their own devices and defeated by Hitler, stretching us too thin... I can keep going....

[@bendoucette8761]

I care! Keep your reports coming! It's important work. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@thomaswoosley4821]

He just reiterated what I've said for years. Past "solutions" have been comprised of throwing more money at problems instead of identifying root causes and trying to reduce/eliminate problems.

[@Thegamercat420]

Every American needs to hear this. Our children and grandchildren will be affected by the way we vote.

[@MervinJCarey]

Thank you Mr. Congressman for educating the public

[@lindavick2646]

@mervinJ.carey Right! but you know the Liberials are not paying attention the DEMOCRATS failed math !

[@isaned]

No one at all heard this speech. I guarantee no one besides this video's audience will ever know this man spoke and told the truth.

[@jansoderlund2393]

But is anyone listening?😢

[@wyndiefeatherstone948]

Tax the rich the same as everyone else!

[@fastway5]

My god you’re a genius. Tax the rich. Brilliant. Then we can spend as much as we want. Trillions and trillions of billions of dollars. Thank you genius. Thank you.

[@bidencrimefamilymottof-cky953]

Government spending is out of control. There’s no money for retirees but let’s send hundreds of billions EVERY YEAR to other countries.

[@earlgrey691]

While simultaneously importing millions to replace ya'll.

[@craigster12]

How does that make sense? What the hell has Ukraine ever done for us? This is all hush money so they keep their mouths shut about Bidens corruption.

[@willbenton6419]

​@@earlgrey691which is the solution in their eyes.

[@user-iu9mg4cs8s]

I so agree with you!!!

[@scottbowles9574]

It’s nuts… I can’t believe how crazy these politicians are especially Biden… him and his Democratic policies are gonna bankrupt America

[@mr.c7080]

We need to stop paying people who don’t show up. We are outside looking in through a window 🪟 and NOBODY TAKES CARE OF US, EVEN WORST THEY WORK US LIKE DOGS, THEN THEY CANT TAKE CARE OF US IN OUR ELDERLY YEARS..

[@donnahershey306]

Nancy Pelosi took $30 million out of social security to impeach President Trump.

[@doraquinn3571]

They all have secret service protection for life🙄

[@rickycarr3562]

And illegles getting way more twice to three times more then some citazens, illegles and all the country they give pay checks to and pensions . Like. Ukrane,illegles, haven't contribute zero. peaple have to check out alot of deferant news. Look for truth.

[@rightthinking2087]

They won’t even let us take care of ourselves! The f-ing taxes are outrageous and legal thievery! Income tax, homeowner tax, vehicle tax, consumer tax….tax, tax, tax! Add it up people!

[@brent1655]

THIS GUY IS WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED AS REPRESENTATION

[@JJ-in3bc]

There was no FEDERAL tax until 1913! Look up: 1913 Revenue Act

[@larryschenk696]

The spendin' fools have finally done it. So much for my "GOLDEN YEARS". Not enough people pay attention to Dave, which is a shame. Not enough people pay attention Period.

[@jillw892]

They want us to work until we die

[@sharonbaker6705]

So true

[@rjberes333]

It is rapidly nearing the time when all will have to pay attention....or live on the streets with their family

[@wmsymonds810]

Who do we borrow money from and what's the interest rate

[@matildamarmaduke1096]

Golden years I'm so so sorry, they lied ain't nothing about them golden 😭 nothing I'm cold, I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, and no one gave a shit I often went without until I found out about walmart delivery ya I know but my ride died

[@happycakes1946]

A lot of working people are struggling right now with inflation, it's insanity that the government is borrowing money into existence to overspend driving inflation higher for noncitizens, while fed policy is to slow the economy and increase unemployment for citizens. To increase taxes on people struggling to get by is another blow.

[@barbkausch9596]

I would like to sèe this in Canada. I am sure we would be as shocked as l am watching your #. Good luck in Nov. 24

[@animejanai4657]

Not just taxes go higher, but your fees and utility rates go higher too as a result of illegal immigration. High property taxes are in part a result of part of those taxes going to pay for subsidized housing for social welfare recipients. High utility rates for electricity are in part a result of paying for subsidized electricity for social welfare recipients.

[@susanmercurio1060]

If you would learn Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), it explains the deficit in terms of sections (sectors) of the economy. There is the public sector, the government, and the private sector, the people and the businesses. Since the government creates the currency, they are able to take on a lot of a deficit. If they do that, then the people, the currency users, don't have to take on debt to live. On the other hand, if the government doesn't take on a high deficit, then the people have to take on a lot of debt in order to survive. If they actually have no deficit at all ("balanced the budget") the country will have a recession within five years of the year that the government had a surplus. It's always a balance between sectors: government high, people low. Government low, people high. The government can afford a higher deficit because they can never go broke as the currency issuer, unlike people, who can go broke as the currency users.

[@prolific1518]

​@@susanmercurio1060MMT ignores inflation crushing the lower classes. Takes a very smooth brain to not understand unlimited money printing is bad for the lower classes.

[@yomust0of]

damn i swear if i had the same attitude as most of these congressmen id loose my job in a heart beat. Where do i got to tell these people to do their damn job and listen to the facts or gtfo?

[@Smiley-187]

Every American should watch this and understand how fawked we are

[@Bruschi354]

Was thinking the same exact thing.

[@keegantripp1245]

Been knowing this for a while considering I’m part of the generation that’s most f’ed.

[@Arkbuck]

You think it will change their minds? They’ll call you and him conspiracy theorist….

[@p.faithwalker7435]

Every American should know who Forbes is owned by: Integrated Whale Media Investments Forbes (/fɔːrbz/) is an American business magazine founded by B.C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.

[@nramorrisg8415]

That's why you copy and paste it everywhere

[@keithprosser6575]

This man's videos should be required viewing for ALL American voters.

[@dalebrooks3152]

You won't ever see that happen if it has anything to do with what a certain political party is involved in they will make sure that the American people never know about it !!

[@creativecookie3035]

Yes . And required in high school

[@C.JoieAustin]

They need to cut off all foreign spending until this dumpster fire is put out. We need to take care of Americans first. Every RESPONSIBLE person knows that when you get your paycheck, you don't give away all of your money to your favorite charity or to the homeless guy on the side of the road or go on a frivolous shopping spree first. You have to take care of yourself first. House payment/rent, car payment, car insurance, gas, utilities, food, etc. Then, if there's anything left over, you can give to your charity, help someone else, etc. Because if you don't, you will become the charity needing help. The way things are going, the government is the largest scam artist around, stealing a huge chunk of our earnings & telling us it'll be there for us when we retire while pocketing it behind our backs.

[@user-su5uf5yv1w]

I can’t stand the little cookie cutter home’s.

[@anthonymiller2856]

Thank You David Schweikert, All Your Efforts has not gone un-noticed. We Need More Honest People Like You and To be Honest, Dont Hold Back. This Country is Failing and We Need Honest People Like You. I care what happens to this country and there is Many more that does to. Hang in There and God Bless. Thank you for sharing the Truth With Us.

[@PandaLife-lp8kn]

When Good men Still Do NOTHING!

[@isaned]

Ummm, the did go unnoticed. Have you heard anyone else talking about this? Was it on MSM news? Is there talk of it on FB or anything? Nope. No one listened.

[@aaronwhager]

Your voice is desperately needed, David. Thank you for your persistence.

[@dennisstoesz]

Seats will be full when Trump takes power..

[@Mekanik4u]

Worst republican in congress ever

[@Mekanik4u]

It's okay he's being replaced

[@user-uq4tc6fy4g]

Social security gave a raise of $30. I was cut off if Medicaid my healthcare and now a Medicare premium. I'm on disability Ss

[@nataliegist2014]

Hands off social security.

[@user-iv4eq2nt5i]

Hands off my paycheck. I will be responsible enough to provide for my own retirement and not steal from other people's paychecks.

[@willharriman1881]

@@user-iv4eq2nt5i Unfortunately, it's not that simple! We are all tied to each other economically! We can't maintain a military, bridges, roads, etc without taxes. The tax and spending powers of the government have been totally abused. But, we are all forced to bankroll the drunken sailor of the U.S. Congress! What a mess we are in!

[@joshuakramer5661]

Eventually there will be no check that shows up! Either figure something out now or sit back and get nothing!! Your call

[@willharriman1881]

@@user-iv4eq2nt5i We don't get to just check out of the system whenever we want! People's paychecks are not really theirs at all!

[@patrickanderson4680]

Just like Biden said.:))))))))))))))))))))))

[@renalangstaff730]

I want some one to explain to me how I work my butt off Im considered under the poverty line and I still have to pay in. I make $20. an hr. I can barely pay my rent and car payment. I STILL HAVE TO PAY IN.

[@jda1951]

Wait til u living on SS which is 1 & 1/2 paychecks a month. 1 of those 12 checks pays real estate tax & 1 for auto ins.

[@renalangstaff730]

@@jda1951 Im 1 year away and quiet frustrated

[@spoot8835]

@@jda1951 it won't exist by then, that's the real kicker, in 9 years, social security won't exist. we'll functionally be spending more than we can ever earn as a whole, max taxing every bracket, and taxing the ultra wealthy even at 50% ….wouldn't even come close to even having social security paid for...

[@patrickanderson4680]

You maybe paying in but ill bet your getting most of it back:)))))))))))))))

[@diegojines-us9pc]

because people who make 10 an hr cant afford to pay; and trump dont want to. thats why he gave himself a tax break so you can help pay his tab.

[@twistdspartan8133]

It's going everywhere else other than to us the American People!! How is America's money going to help everyone else but ourselves?! I don't mind helping ppl but when ppl are suffering here and dying here we should have came first. It makes me sick! All cause for Political Gain!!

[@DrKnobblez]

The problem is nobody knows what to do when our representatives don't do what's in our best interest. We are told to vote for different representation but they end up being crap options and who knows if they actually take votes into account or just throw whoever they want up there. The common person doesn't know what to do here. You can scream and shout about all the problems but if we don't know what to do to keep them in check then it's meaningless... It's like being stuck in the middle of nowhere with a dead engine and people keep driving by to let you know that your car isn't working, but not doing anything to help. This is what it feels like to me anyway...

[@Challender]

Insanity on repeat. Thank you, Rep. Schweikert A scam indeed.

[@kathybabich4213]

Thank you David!!

[@MrLee23]

If steve martin were to run for congress.. i love this guy. AND HES RIGHT YOU KNOW ☝️

[@mofo919]

So where's the rest of the gang, having cocktail's around the corner......???

[@user-kv7ze2ty4e]

You bet. On your dime !!!

[@user-sn6gr9wb4p]

Oh yes. It's their law🙄

[@chriscrawford2197]

Every qualified voter in the USA needs to watch this, and understand what he is tell us....No matter which party is in office, it's we the people who are SCREWED!!!!

[@haroldkable]

AS LONG AS WE HAVE LEFTY DISHONEST DEM. PARTY AND SOME LEFTY DISHONEST RINO REPUBLICANS ,AND NOW ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE A DEEP STATE RESIDENT IN THE PRESIDENTS SEAT!!! THERE IS NOTHING MORE NEEDED TO SAY AS TO WHY WE ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE WHEN VIEWING ALL THESE CORRUPT CHARACTERS IN OUR GOVERNMENT! GOD HELP US TO RID OF ALL THE MOST CORRUPT OF THESE PEOPLE!!!✨❤️🙏✝️✨

[@IsaacL98]

That's why it's worth looking into RFK Jr.

[@wd-40freedompress80]

we will be lucky if 1% see it and 1/2 understand it

[@abeeftec]

TRUMP WILL NOT HAVE IT. And I know this. From Davids one comment... which is true. And you can go look it up.... "Do you understand these are deficits that would be in the middle of the pandemic!" ~David Schweikert Yes Biden is running the type of deficits we had during the Trump admin BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING BEING SHUT DOWN!!!!!

[@daneisenman9047]

@@IsaacL98 because an anti-vaxxer conspiracy theorist is a refreshing change from the norm..?

[@healingmessagessantaferefl1916]

thank you, sir..

[@tamaranevil8337]

Thank you for this information everyone needs to know this

[@marjoriedanley6131]

My husband and I USED to be in the Middle Class. NOW? We are in the ‘Poor’ class! PLUS, the vast majority of daily living expenses, like housing, food, utilities, increasing premiums cost for Medicare, and our Prescription Drug Plan. clothing, and the combined various taxes that are withheld from our checks has been steadily increasing. My husband, who is 73 years old and I am close to age 68. WE ARE STILL WORKING 40 HOURS A WEEK! Oh yes, we have a warm, fuzzy glow feeling that we are being raided of our money and livelihood altering reality. This debacle plus others that are basically dismantling of this ONCE Great Nation makes me sick to my stomach. That’s nothing compared as to how fearful I feel about my young Grandchildren’s future. The quote from a highly esteemed‘organization’ has declared “You’ll own nothing and be happy” I think will mostly apply to my Grandchildren’s future. If someone had told me, even 5 years ago, that this would be the reality’s in this particular timeframe, I absolutely would’ve thought they had some type of mental disorder.

[@Eag757]

2020 election speeches could have given hints on the future. In 2024, the future of USA is equal to Cuba.

[@pcfrivera6023]

Absolutely

[@tonicooper5449]

We use gas heat, I turned our heat off the first of March and they still claim we used $44 in gas? I am 63 and can barely afford groceries every month, I eat 1 meal a day which isn't good because of the meds I take. Hormones are the worst to "keep the cancer from coming back". Sounds like a big ole scam to me!!!

[@williamjohnson7963]

What's headed our way fiscally is downright scary. I'm 69 and still working full time. I had planned to retire at the end of this year, but I don't know if I can do it. The sad thing is, I'm better off than most people.

[@michaelmusson3593]

I worked till I was 71 retired 2 years ago and if you don't have a nest egg you will not be able to maintain you standard of living on social security

[@JESUStheARK]

Thank you Rep. Schweikert for exposing the lies and making it plain!!! Please keep fighting for the American citizens!!!