Ron Johnson: “Interest is exceeding a trillion dollars a year now.”

“And if we get to 40 trillion, we're going to have more than interest payments alone per year than all those line items you just talked about. About. Oh yeah, no Interest is exceeding a trillion dollars a year now. and just keep going higher. What are you most proud of so far in your career? Well, I was the champion of right to try.” (10:35–10:38)

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