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CarlBMenger | 5 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +13 
 The US government interest payments on the Federal debt are now higher than the annual defense spending. https://image.nostr.build/1a4806ffc80f8637effce4219f13dedf6577d081e518eaab00ac0aa99da7882a.jpg
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₿logging₿itcoin | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I remember seeing Penn Jillette say this would happen in a vlog about a dozen years ago. Looks like this day finally came.😢
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tolot | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 In other words, even by stopping immediately ALL the military activities, wages etc and using the saved money to pay tne interests on the debt, till the US would not be able to stop the debt growth.
Crazy.

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