National Debt Interest vs. National Defense Spending

A review of why there is more to the story when Politicians state that we are going to spend more on National Debt Interest than National Defense Spending as our National Debt and Interest Expense begins to compound at a faster rate.

Video Link: https://youtu.be/86CC7Bl8VIw

Data Source Links:

Financial Reports: https://fiscal.treasury.gov/reports-statements/financial-report/previous-reports.html

Historical Debt (Civil War Claim): https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/historical-debt-outstanding/historical-debt-outstanding

Department of Defense Budgets: https://comptroller.defense.gov/Budget-Materials/

Other Video Links:

National Debt Project Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfjmtHKB-Q81-FplovX3cGveOrlmtxT1M&si=tfcpETps5wwkznOP

Myself IOUs: https://youtu.be/K8DNCizwMyQ

Optimize the Military Retirement Fund: https://youtu.be/ogp9lwKD6CI?si=99NJp3MjNES5TyCo

The Compounding Military Pension –a Failure in Military Strategic Readiness: https://youtu.be/FVFQ2UJZmts?si=lhkrfqaWFffnRbk5

White Paper Links:

How to “Solve” Our National Debt “Problem” - https://www.watchguardcapital.com/post/how-to-solve-our-national-debt-problem

A Tale of Two Eugenes - https://www.watchguardcapital.com/post/a-tale-of-two-eugenes

Calculating Labor Costs with an Overlapping Generations Model: https://www.watchguardcapital.com/post/calculating-labor-costs-with-an-overlapping-generations-model

Audio Special Thanks:

The U.S. Army Band – The Rifle Regiment