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Re:US debt: Federal interest payments could soon exceed mili... by zmaurelius on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @10:40AM (#33436574)
Unfortunately, politicians in the US lack the foresight and willpower to enact any of those changes because that would necessitate foregoing short term gains. Even if we pulled another $31 trillion out of thin air, none of these problems are getting fixed. Anything that takes longer than four years has a hugely diminished chance of getting traction and that is not going to change in the foreseeable future.
Re:US debt: Federal interest payments could soon exceed mili... by aliqot on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @12:56PM (#33439032)
4 year cycle, 2 parties. It's by design.
Re:US debt: Federal interest payments could soon exceed mili... by voisin on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @02:56PM (#33441144)
And yet there’s an interstate system, collection of national parks, and space program. It can’t be by design if it hasn’t always been this broken.