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Imagine The Government's Interest Cost When This happens

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John Rubino
Jun 10, 2026
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The US government has been trying to minimize its interest expense by borrowing at the short end of the yield curve, where rates are lower.

The result? Massive amounts of Treasury paper must be rolled over each year. The current number is $8 trillion.

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Apparently, the plan was to cut short-term interest rates back to zero, where all those 3-month Treasu…

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