On the recordNovember 15, 2011
About every 6 hours we have another billion dollar deficit, which means another billion dollars in debt. We spend almost as much on our military as all the rest of the world put together.
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congress.govRoscoe Bartlett: “About every 6 hours we have another billion dollar deficit, which means another billion dollars in debt. We spend almost…”
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Bartlett highlights the U.S. military spending and the growing national debt.
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