Wall Street Mav
Wall Street Mav
@WallStreetMav
Jul 7 11 days ago 1 tweets Read on X
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This thread explains how the US now spends a lot of money on debt interest, with 25% of all tax revenue going to pay interest on $37 trillion debt. Each year, the government earns about $5 trillion, spends around $7 trillion, and pays $1.2 trillion just on interest. It shows how debt payments are taking up a big part of the budget.

How did we arrive at a point in this country where 25% of all tax revenue goes to just paying the interest in $37 trillion in govt debt?

Annually:
US govt total reveneue = about $5 trillion
US govt interest on debt = about $1.2 trillion

US govt spending = about $7 trillion

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