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In FY 2006, interest payments alone on the national debt cost us $406 billion. . . . What a waste. . . . That $406 billion is pathetically squandered on interest, just because we lacked the discipline to pay our bills when due.

Bill Press
Discipline, Political, Cost
Bill Press (2008). “Trainwreck: The End of the Conservative Revolution (and Not a Moment Too Soon)”, p.192, John Wiley & Sons
In FY 2006, interest payments alone on the national debt cost us $406 billion. . . . What a waste. . . . That $406 billion is pathetically squandered on interest, just because we lacked the discipline to pay our bills