2026-01-02 01:22:49

Take a look at these figures from the US fiscal situation:

—$1.5 trillion: estimated annual fraud across government spending
—$1.2 trillion: yearly interest payments on national debt alone
—$2 trillion: the annual budget deficit

These numbers paint a stark picture. Decades of military expenditures, the departure from gold-backed currency, and structural budget imbalances have compounded into an unsustainable trajectory. Interest payments now consume an enormous share of revenue before any productive spending occurs.

When you stack these realities—eroding purchasing power, ballooning debt service, and chronic deficits—it reshapes how investors think about store-of-value assets and alternative monetary systems. This is precisely the macroeconomic backdrop that drives interest in non-state-issued assets.

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LightningLady

· 01-04 23:03

1.5 trillion fraud? Hmm... The US really has a terrible ledger, no wonder everyone is rushing to BTC. Interest payments eat up a big chunk, how can they do infrastructure... Is fiat currency really going to disappear? When I see these numbers, I understand why all the central banks are hoarding gold; holding dollars is just foolish. The US is actually advertising for crypto, how ironic. Purchasing power evaporates, debt explodes, not switching assets is really foolish; assets issued outside of governments will become more and more attractive. Historically, empires have all collapsed this way; is it now the turn of the US dollar? Printing money has become a real engine for driving Web3 development.

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Blockblind

· 01-04 04:46

The moment I see the US imperialist's ledger, I understand why everyone is rushing into crypto --- 15 trillion dollars in fraudulent expenses? Laughable. If this number is even publicly acknowledged, it shows some integrity --- Interest has been fully consumed, so what’s left to talk about productive spending? Purely a system of cutting the leeks --- Purchasing power is rapidly shrinking, no wonder more and more people are stockpiling Bitcoin --- Since the day we abandoned the gold standard, it was doomed. Now you're panicking? --- Instead of waiting for the dollar to continue depreciating, why not get into non-state assets early? --- This is the real narrative support for BTC, not some technological revolution --- A 2 trillion dollar deficit, while my salary depreciates—it's absurd

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CascadingDipBuyer

· 01-02 01:51

1.5 trillion in fraud + 1.2 trillion in interest, this is really unsustainable... No wonder everyone is hoarding Bitcoin.

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CompoundPersonality

· 01-02 01:51

The US empire's ledger looks outrageous... $1.5 trillion in fraudulent expenses, then they turn around and need to pay $1.2 trillion in debt interest. Who can withstand this cycle? They dig their own pits, and in the end, they have to rely on the printing press to survive... No wonder various alternative assets have been booming wildly in the past two years; people are indeed clever. This is the real wealth transfer—while fiat currency depreciates, some people are secretly jumping on the bandwagon. Interest payments are almost eating up half of the income. What’s the point of industrial upgrades? Wake up, everyone. Gold, Bitcoin, are these things suddenly not attractive anymore? The data is right here.

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quietly_staking

· 01-02 01:46

1.5 trillion in fraudulent expenditures? Is this number real? The US economy is about to collapse. --- Ever since leaving the gold standard, they've been messing around. They've already exhausted interest payments, so what about productive spending? --- No wonder Bitcoin has surged so fiercely in the past two years. Who still trusts this paper currency system? --- Still in debt and spending money on military expenses. Who came up with this logic... --- Printing money until no one wants it anymore. No wonder institutions are hoarding non-government assets. --- Wait, just the interest alone is 1.2 trillion annually? How many years would it take to pay it off? --- A fiscal deficit of 2 trillion and no one is panicking? Is the US dollar's credit really that resilient? --- Basically, the traditional currency system can't go on anymore. We must find a way out. --- Currency devaluation + exploding debt = inevitable shift to alternative assets. I get this logic.

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DeFiChef

· 01-02 01:44

This debt black hole in the US is getting bigger and bigger; interest payments are almost eating up the government's revenue... No wonder everyone is rushing towards BTC and on-chain assets.

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MysteryBoxBuster

· 01-02 01:40

1.5 trillion in fraudulent expenditures? How outrageous does this number have to be to reach this level... Is the Federal Reserve serious? Interest already consumes half of the income, no wonder everyone is stockpiling Bitcoin. Who trusts fiat currency? Hold on, first clarify how this 1.5 trillion was estimated. It seems a bit exaggerated. Currency devaluation, skyrocketing debt—traditional finance really can't go on like this. No wonder Web3 is becoming more popular. Wait, does this mean the dollar is going to collapse? That sounds a bit alarmist... but there are indeed issues.

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GateUser-addcaaf7

· 01-02 01:37

These numbers really look a bit scary, no wonder everyone is looking for Bitcoin.

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