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But the USA runs on credit. Interest on the nation debt is the single largest government expense --- larger than the US military, larger than Medicare. Way larger than all those wasteful social programs that Elon Musk was supposed to eliminate.
A lot of US debt is owned by foreign governments, foreign companies and individual foreign investors. When these folks stop buying, interest rates go up, inflation goes up --- economic growth in general slows down.
"America First" is insane fiscal policy for a country in this position.
https://budget.house.gov/press-release/interest-costs-surpas...