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Interest costs will make up entire deficit in five years, White House projects
MarketWatch ^ | 02/09/2016 | Greg Robb

Posted on 02/09/2016 10:16:20 AM PST by aimhigh

According to the latest White House budget projections, the government's interest costs are expected to more than triple to $787 billion by 2026, as interest rates rise, from $223 billion in 2015.

By 2025 and 2026, the government will spend more on interest costs than all non-defense discretionary outlays.

Under the White House budget, the national debt will increase from $19 trillion to more than $27 trillion over the next decade.

(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: banking; debt; finance; interest; nationaldebt
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Reads like a primer on how to destroy a country.
1 posted on 02/09/2016 10:16:20 AM PST by aimhigh
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To: aimhigh

Gee, who could have seen THAT coming?


2 posted on 02/09/2016 10:17:57 AM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: aimhigh

All the more reason to maintain focus on small government candidates for House, Sinate and POTUS.

I feel a strict following of that eliminates most, if not all but one, POTUS candidate.


3 posted on 02/09/2016 10:18:23 AM PST by C210N (Supporting the Constitutional Conservative in the race. Constitutional Conservative Cruz.)
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We need to get us some of those NEGATIVE interest rates.


4 posted on 02/09/2016 10:19:42 AM PST by Rio (Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
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To: gorush

5 posted on 02/09/2016 10:19:50 AM PST by nascarnation (Indict Hillary, Huma, and Chelsea; Deport Obama)
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To: aimhigh

Deliberately to justify tax increases.


6 posted on 02/09/2016 10:19:59 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: aimhigh

President Three Putt has officially “ fundamentally changed “ us, just like he promised.


7 posted on 02/09/2016 10:20:20 AM PST by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: aimhigh

Yes, kids there was a reason to screw savers with super low interest rates. It's a bailout for borrowers like Uncle Sam.

8 posted on 02/09/2016 10:20:42 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: aimhigh

This is what happens when you have a completely fiat, unbacked currency, controlled by a soviet-style (yet private) central bank. it becomes a plaything of “progressive” politicians from both parties who seek maximum spending at all times, and central planners pursuing woolly-headed economic theory.

The only obvious path for our statist, leftist government and Federal Reserve seeking to survive is financial repression. Low interest rates MUST continue. Taxes, inflation, pilfering savings of working and middle class MUST continue.


9 posted on 02/09/2016 10:21:21 AM PST by PGR88
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To: gorush
Gee, who could have seen THAT coming?

0bama and his handlers.

For a start.

Their plans are proceeding just fine.

10 posted on 02/09/2016 10:22:11 AM PST by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Tax increases won’t even begin to put a dent in this mess.


11 posted on 02/09/2016 10:22:29 AM PST by tanknetter
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To: aimhigh

No problemo. Obama won’t care, as he’ll be long gone.

“See ya suckers.”


12 posted on 02/09/2016 10:23:33 AM PST by Signalman
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What troubles me is

Congress was an accomplice!!!!!

They aided this destruction!!!


13 posted on 02/09/2016 10:24:47 AM PST by pilgrim
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To: tanknetter

From what is out there, they have eyes on all savings accounts!!

Leave an IOU for them!

We know what those are worth!


14 posted on 02/09/2016 10:26:36 AM PST by pilgrim
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To: aimhigh

We just need a candidate that is in favor of single payer health care. That will fix the problem.


15 posted on 02/09/2016 10:26:39 AM PST by nitzy (I don't vote for Republican'ts)
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To: aimhigh

That’s OK. Bernie will come and save the day with $19 trillion in new spending.

Feel the Bern...

/sarc


16 posted on 02/09/2016 10:27:42 AM PST by ConjunctionJunction
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To: aimhigh; All
"Reads like a primer
on how to destroy a country...."




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17 posted on 02/09/2016 10:27:55 AM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: aimhigh

So the White House continues with its extravagant spending ways.Driving us ever closer to bankruptcy.


18 posted on 02/09/2016 10:30:03 AM PST by puppypusher ( The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: pilgrim

I’m don’t think that straight-up wealth confiscation would work either. There just isn’t enough.


19 posted on 02/09/2016 10:31:32 AM PST by tanknetter
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To: PGR88

You understand completely the economics and ramifications of ZIRP, central planners, printing presses and pathological spending.


20 posted on 02/09/2016 10:33:59 AM PST by jwalsh07 (On)
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