Economy rescue: Adding up the dollars

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stof said:
How much money is currently spent on debt payments in the U.S.?

 

A lot. 226 billion in 2006, and that's just the interest on money we owe. Not to pay down the principal.

That was 2006.

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy08/hist.html