☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆M to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agoThe U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 dayswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down14cross-posted to: economics@lemmy.world
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 dayswww.cnbc.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆M to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: economics@lemmy.world
minus-square@delirious_owllink2•4 months agoNot an issue if its going to investments that have shown to return more than the investment, such as free education. Oh, no, it’s mostly going to weapons to murder brown people.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPMlinkfedilink3•4 months agoThat’s part of it, another part is that as debt payments keep rising there’s less money available to go around overall. So, any social programs, infrastructure investments, and so on, end up having to be cut.
Not an issue if its going to investments that have shown to return more than the investment, such as free education.
Oh, no, it’s mostly going to weapons to murder brown people.
That’s part of it, another part is that as debt payments keep rising there’s less money available to go around overall. So, any social programs, infrastructure investments, and so on, end up having to be cut.