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by gregshap 971 days ago
Quick math $33T US national debt times 5% is $1.65B. Federal revenue around $5B in 2022 so not quite there but very substantial.
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codenesium 971 days ago
I think you're missing several orders of magnitude on that math.

Maybe a T instead of a B.

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HumblyTossed 971 days ago
> Quick math...

slow down there. 1.65T.

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gregshap 970 days ago
Too late to edit, all supposed to be T’s. Quick math even quicker keyboard.
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