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81_Hokie

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Exactly. I have been saying for YEARS that interest is manageable now but


when T rates go back to 4 or 5 % where they were before 2008 we will have OVER A TRILLION DOLLARS of interest expense. Politicians and others here talk about how money is free now so borrow like mad. The trouble is that we are like a homeowner with a principle only mortgage. We NEVER pay down principle. If we borrow today for stimulus (or defense, or reparations, or infrastructure or...) and in five or 10 years we will simply refund that with new debt at the then current rate. Eventually it will blow up.

(In response to this post by HoodatB)

Posted: 02/22/2021 at 11:21AM



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