RE:RE:RE:Fitch downgrades the US rating
1 Trillion a year in interest
"In the first nine months of the fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1, the U.S. paid US$652-billion in interest costs, a 25-per-cent jump from the same period the year before, driven by higher interest rates. In its downgrade, Fitch warned that, over the next decade, “higher interest rates and the rising debt stock will increase the interest service burden,” even as spending on social services for the elderly is predicted to explode."