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The U.S. government is spending $88 billion a month in interest on national debt, equal to its spending on both defense and education combined (fortune.com)

submitted 7 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/economy@lemmy.world

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[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago (1 child)

$88B/mo would buy at least 180 GWh of solar farm capacity, which would power approximately 50 million homes, and have a functional life of a generation. So the entire USA could be solar powered with less than one year's worth of debt interest payments.

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[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago

But, what about the petroshaholders??

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