return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 17 days agoThe U.S. government is spending $88 billion a month in interest on national debt, equal to its spending on both defense and education combinedfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down16cross-posted to: economy@lemmy.world
arrow-up1415arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. government is spending $88 billion a month in interest on national debt, equal to its spending on both defense and education combinedfortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square44linkfedilinkcross-posted to: economy@lemmy.world
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·17 days agoYou’re describing this like it’s a life-hack, and not the entire reasons major economies moved away from the gold standard. To be able to take on debt “for free”
You’re describing this like it’s a life-hack, and not the entire reasons major economies moved away from the gold standard. To be able to take on debt “for free”