#InterestPayments
๐บ๐ธ๐ Tariff vs Interest โ 2025 Quick View ๐ฅ
๐ฐ Tariff Revenue (2025):
๐ $300B already expected!
๐ Might go ๐ผ up to $700Bโ$1 Trillion ๐ณ
๐ Thanks to new rules & import taxes ๐๐ฆ
๐ธ U.S. Debt Interest (2025):
๐ Govโt will pay ๐ $952B in just interest!
๐ That's 3.2% of GDP ๐ฌ
๐ 14% of all gov spending ๐ต๐๏ธ
โ๏ธ How much do tariffs cover?
๐ $300B = ๐ก ~31% of interest
๐ $700B = ๐ ~74% of interest
๐ $1T = ๐ข ~105% (can fully cover it!)
โ ๏ธ BUT BUT BUTโฆ
๐จ Too many tariffs = higher prices ๐ธ
โ ๏ธ May hurt economy & trade ๐ญ๐ซ
๐จโ๐ซ Experts say: โDonโt count on it forever!โ ๐ โโ๏ธ
๐ง Just because it pays today...
๐ฃ doesnโt mean it wonโt cost big tomorrow!