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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @random_ 8 Sep 2024 \ on: Your quality of life metrics are just GDP. charts_and_numbers
Interest on the national debt is 130% of GDP.
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @teemupleb 9 Sep 2024
You mean debt to GDP ratio?
Interest on the debt probably more than the military budget
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @random_ 9 Sep 2024
Perhaps I'm ahead of my time.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 9 Sep 2024
Yes , interest is now the largest budget item after Medicare and Social Security
Debt will be 35 trillion soon. GDP is about 30 trillion per year.
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