U.S. Treasury is paying $3 billion a day in interest on its eye-watering national debt

U.S. Treasury is paying $3 billion a day in interest on its eye-watering national debt

"Outlays for net interest on the public debt rose by $41 billion (or 7%) because the debt was larger than it was in the first seven months of fiscal year 2025."

National Debt Interest Payments Hit $3 Billion a Day

QUICK SUMMARY: The U.S. government paid $628 billion in national debt interest payments in just seven months — more than it spent on Medicare in the same period. That bill runs $3 billion a day and grows automatically with no congressional vote. Here is what that mechanism is, who collects the money, and what it means for your Social Security. So, how much are the government’s national debt interest payments right now? The federal government pai…