A billion here, a billion there, $100 billion for Ukraine and pretty soon you're talking real money.
This is from CNN, much beloved by tax and spend liberals and this was before the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill:
US debt: Federal interest payments could soon exceed military spending
November 1, 2022
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/economy/inflation-fed-debt-military/index.html
During fiscal 2022 alone, the federal government made $475 billion in net interest payments, up from $352 billion the prior year, according to the US Treasury Department. For context, that’s more than the government spent on veterans’ benefits and transportation – combined. And it’s nearly as much as the $677 billion spent on education.
By 2025 or 2026, the United States may hit a bleak milestone: Federal interest payments could exceed the country’s entire defense budget, according to Moody’s Analytics. For context, defense spending stood at $767 billion in fiscal 2022.
