23 cents of every tax dollar goes to pay interest on U.S. debt
The United States is sitting atop a fiscal precipice. With the whole U.S. debt surpassing $37.43 trillion as of September 2025, the nation faces a historic actuality. Nearly one-quarter of every tax dollar it collects is consumed by servicing the interest funds on its debt burden. The relentless march of U.S. debt According to month-to-month…