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To: Reilly Diefenbach who wrote (66280)2/9/2001 12:25:57 PM
From: pater tenebrarum  Respond to of 436258
 
Stephen, you should find the answers to your national debt related questions here:

home.att.net

and here is an interesting article on the 'surplus' scam:

insightmag.com

in 1998 slightly over 15% of the budget went toward interest payments (approx. $250 billion), i know that off the cuff. i'm not sure though if that percentage has changed in the meantime, and by how much.



To: Reilly Diefenbach who wrote (66280)2/9/2001 2:23:13 PM
From: KyrosL  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
In fy 2000 about 12% of the budget went to pay interest.