In our country's 1st 230 year history, our total debt is now $35 trillion. The interest cost on our debt is a trillion dollars a year. That means it's bigger than our Defense Department budget. And Within one year they say it may be bigger than the cost of Social Security. So we're putting Social Security at risk. So they have made an utter mess. Now why did inflation happen? (19:31–19:36)
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Asserts that within a year, the interest cost on U.S. debt may exceed the cost of Social Security.
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