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cm0002@lemmings.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 10 days ago

The U.S. government is spending $88 billion a month in interest on national debt, equal to its spending on both defense and education combined

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The U.S. government is spending $88 billion a month in interest on national debt, equal to its spending on both defense and education combined

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cm0002@lemmings.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 10 days ago
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The U.S. government is spending $88 billion a month in interest on national debt, equal to its spending on both defense and education combined | Fortune
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Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, called on lawmakers to “ultimately fix the broken process that got us into this mess.”
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    Using those “bankrupting a casino” skills with expert incompetence.

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    The U.S. is so fucked. They’re being set up for the biggest economic downfall in ages. Unfortunately most people are too busy surviving to do anything meaningful to stop it.

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    Interesting sum is interesting. May as well been a Hegseth tattoo, lmao

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    Deficit spending, everyone!

    This is what we get for letting the liberals and conservatives eiffel-tower the working class for decades!

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