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by onecommentman 397 days ago
Some historical context over 40 years:

https://www.macrotrends.net/2521/30-year-treasury-bond-rate-...

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You need to the context of how much debt the government has.

4% on a couple of trillions is vastly different from 4% on 35 trillion.

The metric you want to surveil is how much of the US tax revenue that goes to servicing this debt