LT USTs Destroyed Purchasing Power Over 10 Years
- Purchasing power destroyed for anyone owning LT USTs past 10 years
- ZB priced in gold down ~80% since global CBs stopped net UST buys in Q3 2014
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Yield surge timeline amplifies U.S. debt servicing crisis:
Republicans push second reconciliation bill for tax/spending package and permitting reform on energy projects like pipelines/transmission.
GOP Fiscal Claims Crumble: Sold as "restoring sanity," OBBBA actually adds $4.7T to 2026-35 deficits—20% of CBO's $23.1T total.
Cuts vs Costs: $1.8T...
Against high debt and high interest rates, the U.S. must choose: prioritize controlling the fiscal deficit or continue stimulating. This voter-relevant tradeoff pits fiscal restraint against growth needs.
Partisan hypocrisy exposed: Democrats push fiscal responsibility on defense but ignore entitlements causing vast majority of debt/deficits.
Treasury market fragility exposed by Cayman Islands—proxy for leveraged hedge fund basis trades—snapping up ~40% of new UST notes/bonds since 2022.
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Debt exploding: $39T now, $40T by fall elections, deficits to $3.1T by 2036 driving $64T total.
- Taxpayer hit: $1T+ annual interest crowds out...
Intergenerational theft alert: Rising debt slams youth hardest—they'll struggle to buy homes or start businesses, with less say now but longest...
Lawmakers push a 3% deficit-to-GDP target amid $2T annual deficits (6% GDP) and interest costs topping defense spending.
Taxpayer hit: Inherited $14.5T 2021-2031 deficit projection; left with $21.2T after $6.6T in new spending like stimulus ($2.1T) and veterans benefits...
National debt interest now claims 1 in 5 tax dollars, setting a fiscal cliff trend.
US federal debt is becoming ‘alarmingly unsustainable’ amid Iran war-driven spending, sparking outcry over Washington's rapid sovereign debt accumulation and analysts' doubts on Trump's political will to cut the deficit.