matta on Nostr: US Treasury interest payments have risen from: $0.6 trillion in 2019 to $1.2 trillion ...

US Treasury interest payments
have risen from:
$0.6 trillion in 2019
to $1.2 trillion in 2024
100% increase over five years
implying a 15% annual growth rate

if this trend continues unchanged, interest expenses could reach
$1.38 trillion in 2025
$1.59 trillion in 2026
$1.83 trillion in 2027
$2.10 trillion in 2028
$2.42 trillion in 2029,

totaling approximately $9.32 trillion over the next five years