RT: Some numbers that shocked me as I researched my new essay on war finance and monetary policy:
$1 trillion: amount Americans have paid on *interest alone* on money borrowed to fight the post-9/11 wars
$6.5T: amount projected owed by 2050
$6T: projected 2022 US federal budget
RT：当我研究关于战争金融和货币政策的新论文时，一些数字让我震惊：
1万亿美元：美国人为抗击9/11后战争而借入的资金支付的利息
650万美元：预计到2050年的欠款
6T美元：预计2022年美国联邦预算