Just to be clear: you're talking about federal and state non-military spending.

And about 10% of this is interest. So over the course of a year, the US is paying about $1.25 trillion in interest at the federal and state level.

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rayiner an hour ago | parent [-]

Why wouldn’t you include state spending? That’s the level of government primarily responsible for infrastructure and education.

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ElProlactin an hour ago | parent [-]

I wasn't making a judgment about including or not including state spending. It's just that "US governments" is not a common way for Americans to describe federal and state. People think federal when they see "US government".

	▲	rayiner an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Gotcha. Was being lazy and typing on my phone, sorry.