Good thing the fiscally responsible party is in power
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2026
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Damn ... if only there was a department of government efficiency to stop insane and fiscally irresponsible shit like this.
Or ... we need a branch of government that "controls the purse" so crazy spending like this doesnt happen.
"I'll pay you back next week, man, I swear!"
Americans, is it in deep enough to react?
"Americans, why haven't you built a parallel system that can take on the strongest military in the world yet? It's been over a year."
A few more inches and the balls will be up there too.
Oh buddy it's elbow deep and we haven't even whimpered
Those $2-mil missiles add up fast.
Sounds like there needs to be some sort of efficiency department set up
For healthcare? Education? Can’t possibly imagine what …
Maybe they are secretly building a super efficient and expansive social safety net behind our backs and making it a surprise!!!!
No they are building a space ray to shoot down some planet we never heard of.
Probably earth honestly.
Well don't blame me, I voted for kodos.
space wall, but the aliens are paying.
You are more likely to become soylent green.
Dammit! Now you made me hungry again.
It’ll be ready in just two weeks.
I hope so, for your sake.
You gotta be willing to spend if you want to build the biggest and best ballroom ever made.
interest payments on the debt are expected to exceed $1 trillion this year
If my finger-counting math is right ye yanks, on average (including children), are paying ~$250 a month just in interests... I ain't no economist but that seems like a lot.
It's actually worse than this if you just consider the number of working adults.
Which is about 165 million.
Which means every working adult is paying ~$500/m just on the interest.
Which.... Isn't working, at all, the US is cooked.
Gets worse when you realize it’s mostly the middle class paying it
There's no such a thing as 'middle class'. The working class is paying all of it.
Fair.
If we get some crazy inflation that won't be more than the price of a cup of coffee.
Let's go for coffee I'm buying
Thank god Doge found all that extra money.
I disagree, according to my observation U.S. borrowed at least $69.7B per week 1 394,11 / 20
United States of America 3,5% 25/28 US91282CPC90 99.75 13/10/2025 USD 100 15/10/2025 3.50% 15/10/2028 59.08 bn
United States of America 3,625% 25/30 US91282CPD73 99.23 31/10/2025 USD 100 31/10/2025 3.63% 31/10/2030 74.02 bn
United States of America 3,5% 25/27 US91282CPE56 99.74 31/10/2025 USD 100 31/10/2025 3.50% 31/10/2027 72.96 bn
United States of America 3,75% 25/32 US91282CPF22 98.81 03/11/2025 USD 100 31/10/2025 3.75% 31/10/2032 46.53 bn
United States of America 0,000% 25/26 US912797SK41 97.28 03/11/2025 USD 100 30/10/2025 - 29/10/2026 52.80 bn
United States of America 3,5% 25/28 US91282CPK17 99.73 13/11/2025 USD 100 15/11/2025 3.50% 15/11/2028 67.03 bn
United States of America 4,625% 25/55 US912810UP11 96.67 17/11/2025 USD 100 15/11/2025 4.63% 15/11/2055 28.89 bn
United States of America 4% 25/35 US91282CPJ44 98.53 17/11/2025 USD 100 15/11/2025 4.00% 15/11/2035 48.54 bn
United States of America 3,75% 25/32 US91282CPM72 98.76 01/12/2025 USD 100 30/11/2025 3.75% 30/11/2032 49.03 bn
United States of America 3,5% 25/30 US91282CPN55 98.85 01/12/2025 USD 100 30/11/2025 3.50% 30/11/2030 70.00 bn
United States of America 3,375% 25/27 US91282CPL99 99.68 01/12/2025 USD 100 30/11/2025 3.38% 30/11/2027 76.89 bn
United States of America 3,5% 25/28 US91282CPP04 99.72 11/12/2025 USD 100 15/12/2025 3.50% 15/12/2028 58.00 bn
United States of America 0,000% 25/26 US912797TC16 96.78 06/01/2026 USD 100 26/12/2025 - 24/12/2026 52.30 bn
United States of America 3,875% 25/32 US91282CPQ86 99.48 02/01/2026 USD 100 31/12/2025 3.88% 31/12/2032 48.69 bn
United States of America 3,625% 25/30 US91282CPR69 99.38 02/01/2026 USD 100 31/12/2025 3.63% 31/12/2030 77.46 bn
United States of America 3,375% 25/27 US91282CPS43 99.67 02/01/2026 USD 100 31/12/2025 3.38% 31/12/2027 76.35 bn
United States of America 3,5% 26/29 US91282CQA26 99.91 13/02/2026 USD 100 15/02/2026 3.50% 15/02/2029 74.43 bn
United States of America 4,125% 26/36 US91282CPZ85 100.81 17/02/2026 USD 100 15/02/2026 4.13% 15/02/2036 53.90 bn
United States of America 4,75% 26/56 US912810UR76 0.00 18/02/2026 USD 100 15/02/2026 4.75% 15/02/2056 32.08 bn
United States of America 0,000% 26/27 US912797TV96 96.67 23/02/2026 USD 100 19/02/2026 - 18/02/2027 52.28 bn
United States of America 4,625% 26/46 US912810UT33 99.95 24/02/2026 USD 100 15/02/2026 4.63% 15/02/2046 17.92 bn
United States of America 3,375% 26/28 US91282CQB09 99.71 27/02/2026 USD 100 28/02/2026 3.38% 29/02/2028 77.27 bn
United States of America 3,5% 26/31 US91282CQD64 99.24 02/03/2026 USD 100 28/02/2026 3.50% 28/02/2031 78.39 bn
United States of America 3,75% 26/33 US91282CQC81 98.78 03/03/2026 USD 100 28/02/2026 3.75% 28/02/2033 49.27 bn
Where do you source that data?
Where do you source that data?
it's from Deutsche Börse
The US, like all governments, can simply create money. Unlike most commodities, modern currencies are gated only by the choice to do so. Just change the number in the computer. Trump can simply choose to create money and give it to himself. That's what he wants, which is why he's hounding the fed to reduce rates, so he can create more money. Then he just gives it to himself and his allies through some obvious scheme or direct it to his efforts, despite no congressional approval of the funds purpose. The massive increase in expenditures of the US government is just Trump printing money to give himself and his allies. It's insane to give someone like Trump control of a system whose only real barrier is a choice.
It's insane to have aomeone like trump outside of prison but here we are
No disagreement here.
I feel like its also a big part of the reason inflation took off like crazy after his first term (some of the spending was a good idea due to Covid, but he spent on a lot more).
Really wishing I had bought gold when it was cheap...
To be fair, most of the inflation that we saw is just corporate greed.
Which is clear given record corporate profits over the last several years. Year over year.
Yep. Every dollar printed causes inflation. Every dollar destroyed caused deflation. Trump is only interested in creating money for himself and exchanging it for other things of value. The dollar tanking is irrelevant once the money he prints is exchanged for other assets which hold their value against the inflation he's causing to buy things.
I hope they’re using a card with cash back, at least.
I don't understand why anyone would select travel miles/points when cash can be spent on anything and doesn't expire.
Well usually it's because the rewards when in points are usually a much better return than 1:1 or 2:1, which seems to be the best you'll get for cash back in most cases. Obviously, you can do more to get 3:1 or even 5:1 with cash but at that point you're jumping through almost as many hoops.
I tend to do cash back, but after learning about how to best take advantage of points through a couple of well known experts, I'm eyeing a travel card because I travel a lot both for work and personally, so points are a good idea for me.
That's not even to get into the concept of churning, which I don't do and wouldn't recommend if only for how annoying it seems to keep up with, but I've seen some pretty crazy points exploits by friends. When they started to explain the steps to get there though it sounds exhausting and I wonder if any of them still do it.
Agreed. Maybe the cash back can be used to forgive all student loans or end homelessness or something.
Archive link?