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Debt Interest Costs Are Skyrocketing | Raleigh News
The U.S. government’s ballooning debt is becoming a fiscal crisis—not because of the debt’s size alone, but because soaring interest rates are making it exponentially more expensive to service. With rates climbing and the debt pile swelling, interest payments now gobble up a massive slice of the federal budget, starving other critical areas like infrastructure, defense, and social programs. This isn’t a partisan problem—it’s a structural one, fueled by decades of borrowing under both parties. Experts warn these costs could double in the next decade, making sustainability impossible without…
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