Link:https://www.crfb.org/papers/how-high-are-federal-interest-payments
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Even with exceptionally low interest rates, the federal government is projected to spend just over $300 billion on net interest payments in fiscal year 2021. This amount is more than it will spend on food stamps and Social Security Disability Insurance combined. It is nearly twice what the federal government will spend on transportation infrastructure, over four times as much as it will spend on K-12 education, almost four times what it will spend on housing, and over eight times what it will spend on science, space, and technology.
Publication Date: 10 Mar 2021
Publication Site: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget