Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) said today the Biden administration needs to focus on the national debt.
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National debt? OK. The debt we owe to descendants of slaves. The debt we owe to the earth we have raped. The debt we owe to neglected children. The debt we owe to the exploited poor.

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The national “debt,” the gvt’s “red ink,” is the private sector’s black ink. It’s literally all money that’s been invested (“spent”) into existence that hasn’t been taxed back. The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy amazon.com/dp/1541736192/ref…
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If asked about President Trump's spending Rampage, Sen. Rick Scott's response will predictably be "I was only playing piano in the Saloon and had no idea what was going on Upstairs."