Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:
“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that Washington is already on track to borrow nearly $2 trillion this year. Interest payments on the debt are projected to top $1 trillion — equal to Pentagon spending. A decade ago, the GOP was obsessed with balancing the budget and paying down the debt. Since Trump rose to power, however, party leaders have largely abandoned that goal.”