US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: NYTimes
Author: Nelson D. Schwartz
26 Sep 2018
As Debt Rises, the Government Will Soon Spend More on Interest Than on the Military
The federal government could soon pay more in interest on its debt than it spends on the military, Medicaid or children’s programs. The run-up in borrowing costs is a one-two punch brought on by the need to finance a fast-growing budget deficit, worsened by tax cuts and steadily rising interest rates that will make the debt more expensive.