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America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026 (fortune.com)

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[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

::shocked Pikachu::

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 1 month ago

Hoarding seeds for staple crops would be a better use of money.

[–] QuiteQuickQum@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

https://www.hamiltonproject.org/data/tracking-federal-expenditures-in-real-time

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've been buying physical silver and gold to hedge against the inevitable economic collapse of the US. One of my friends has been buying precious metals for even longer.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

I've done the same. The bulk of my money is in various international index funds, but a good chunk is split between gold and silver. Very soon the US will have two choices, tax the billionaires at rates never before seen, or inflate the currency into the ground. It's not hard to predict what they will choose.