That's where the article lost me too, the annual US national debt interest payment is 5% of the budget[1] far from crippling. https://www.thebalance.com/intere

That's where the article lost me too, the annual US national debt interest payment is 5% of the budget[1] far from crippling. https://www.thebalance.com/interest-on-the-national-debt-4119024 https://www.thebalance.com/interest-on-the-national-debt-411...