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Critically, government spending has not shown signs of slowing down—rather it has surged. A staggering gap between federal revenue and expenses has reached over a trillion dollars, surpassing the extraordinary spending witnessed during the pandemic years. Shockingly, much of this expenditure is not directed toward infrastructure or addressing economic issues, but rather towards interest payments on an ever-expanding national debt. The implications are profound: in the previous year alone, more than a trillion dollars went solely towards servicing this debt, and projections indicate a 10% increase in interest payments this year.