The numbers are beyond staggering. It took the United States 211 years to rack up $2.4 trillion in total government debt. Now, that same amount is added every single year. The pace is not just unsustainable—it is spiraling completely out of control.
February’s budget deficit alone was $307 billion. That is nearly two and a half times January’s shortfall and 3.7% higher than February 2024. Just five months into fiscal year 2025, the deficit has already soared to $1.15 trillion, putting the country on track for a record-breaking $2.4 trillion deficit by October 1. This is how nations collapse.
Government spending isn’t slowing down. It still dwarfs revenue, even after setting records for the month. The Treasury Department confirmed that both receipts and expenditures hit all-time highs for February. The federal government’s addiction to spending shows no signs of stopping, no matter who is in charge.
Net interest payments on the $36.2 trillion debt reached $74 billion just for February. That might seem like a temporary dip, but for the year, total net interest payments have already hit $396 billion. That puts it just behind national defense and healthcare spending. This means the government is now burning through tax dollars just to pay interest—before a single penny goes to services or new initiatives. At what point do we admit this is unsustainable?
The final three years of Joe Biden’s presidency saw the deficit balloon from $1.38 trillion to $1.83 trillion. Now, under President Trump, it is blowing past the $2 trillion mark without hesitation. It does not matter who is in the White House—the machine keeps printing, spending, and borrowing. February’s deficit was actually larger than all tax revenue collected. That is the textbook definition of fiscal insanity.
The U.S. is running out of road. You cannot borrow your way to prosperity. With $900 billion in projected interest payments this year alone, every sign points to one unavoidable reality: this does not end well.
In February the US budget deficit was BIGGER than ALL TAX REVENUE. Can we stop pretending this can ever be fixed? https://t.co/31qHVXDhuA pic.twitter.com/YNwcqCbeUK
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 12, 2025
The train is out of control…
The first five months of FY 2025 produced a deficit of $1.15 TRILLION. That’s $319 Billion more than the deficit recorded in the same period last fiscal year.
We’re running a $2.75 TRILLION annual deficit. pic.twitter.com/bf7LPvDgFG
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) March 12, 2025
Sources:
https://www.investopedia.com/us-national-debt-by-year-7499291