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Americans are familiar with the impact of higher interest rates, which are making it more expensive to carry credit card debt or buy homes and cars. But the federal government is also getting walloped: Spending on interest on U.S. debt is now the fastest growing part of the budget, and even projected to overtake national spending on defense this year.Federal spending on interest payments is forecast to hit $870 billion this year mdash; exceeding the $822 billion that the nation will spend on defense in 2024, according to a recent analysisby the Congressional Budget Office. This year s outlay for interest payments repr stanley cup esents a 32% increase from last year s $659 billion in interest expense.To be sure, higher interest rates aren t the only factor raising the cost of servicing the country s debt. Over the last decade, the U.S. has almost doubled its outstanding debt, which surged to $33 trillion last year from $17 trillion in 2014, according to Treasury data. Why interest payments have soaredThe nation s ballooning debt stems chiefly fromtax cuts enacted by former President Donald Trump in 2017, as well as the surge in federal aid to keep the economy afloat during the pandemic assistance authorized by both Trump and President Joe Biden . On top of that, with the Federal Reserve turnin stanley cup g to stanley cup its most effective anti-inflation tool mdash; higher interest rates mdash; the U.S. is paying more for its growing pile of debt.That s steering the U.S Zgyf Sick And Lacking Support, Gravel Leaves Campaign Trail
New from FitzLand: C-SPAN biggie Steve Scully, who s also president of the White House Correspond stanley cup ents Association, is this year s recipient of the Fitzwater Center for Communications Award. The center, at New Hampshire s Franklin Pierce College, gives the award out to those it feels exemplifies its model of journalism and public service.It s handed out by former Reagan and Bush spokesman Marlin Fitzwater, the boss of the center. Scully certainly fits the model: He s a gentleman reporter who asks the tough questions stanley thermos without any bias, works for the top TV public service network, and still has time to run the Correspondents Association.What s more, he even teaches a distance-learning course. Scully collects his bronze medal with Fitzwater s mug on it stanley cup on lucky April 13. I think it s great, says Scully. By Paul Bedard ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-bfcc212c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-bfcc212c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-bfcc212c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;
Americans are familiar with the impact of higher interest rates, which are making it more expensive to carry credit card debt or buy homes and cars. But the federal government is also getting walloped: Spending on interest on U.S. debt is now the fastest growing part of the budget, and even projected to overtake national spending on defense this year.Federal spending on interest payments is forecast to hit $870 billion this year mdash; exceeding the $822 billion that the nation will spend on defense in 2024, according to a recent analysisby the Congressional Budget Office. This year s outlay for interest payments repr stanley cup esents a 32% increase from last year s $659 billion in interest expense.To be sure, higher interest rates aren t the only factor raising the cost of servicing the country s debt. Over the last decade, the U.S. has almost doubled its outstanding debt, which surged to $33 trillion last year from $17 trillion in 2014, according to Treasury data. Why interest payments have soaredThe nation s ballooning debt stems chiefly fromtax cuts enacted by former President Donald Trump in 2017, as well as the surge in federal aid to keep the economy afloat during the pandemic assistance authorized by both Trump and President Joe Biden . On top of that, with the Federal Reserve turnin stanley cup g to stanley cup its most effective anti-inflation tool mdash; higher interest rates mdash; the U.S. is paying more for its growing pile of debt.That s steering the U.S Zgyf Sick And Lacking Support, Gravel Leaves Campaign Trail
New from FitzLand: C-SPAN biggie Steve Scully, who s also president of the White House Correspond stanley cup ents Association, is this year s recipient of the Fitzwater Center for Communications Award. The center, at New Hampshire s Franklin Pierce College, gives the award out to those it feels exemplifies its model of journalism and public service.It s handed out by former Reagan and Bush spokesman Marlin Fitzwater, the boss of the center. Scully certainly fits the model: He s a gentleman reporter who asks the tough questions stanley thermos without any bias, works for the top TV public service network, and still has time to run the Correspondents Association.What s more, he even teaches a distance-learning course. Scully collects his bronze medal with Fitzwater s mug on it stanley cup on lucky April 13. I think it s great, says Scully. By Paul Bedard ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-bfcc212c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-bfcc212c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-bfcc212c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;