The Kobeissi Letter
The Kobeissi Letter|Feb 05, 2026 00:59
The US debt crisis is accelerating: US debt interest payments as a % of federal revenue are expected to surge to a record 23% by 2035, according to CBO estimates. This would more than DOUBLE the average seen between 2002 and 2022. Interest payments as a % of revenue have already risen +10 percentage points over the last 4 years, to 19%, near an all-time high. In other words, for every $5 the government collects in taxes, $1 goes to pay interest on federal debt. Interest costs on public debt are up to a record $1.2 trillion over the last 12 months. What is the long-term plan here?(The Kobeissi Letter)
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