What Happens with the National Debt
The Political Orphanage
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The History of the US Government
If a government program generates so much money that it pays for itself, I would call that physically prudent. But an 8-to-1 return is not the historic track record of the US government when it invests your money for you. The economic growth resulting from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law will pay for about 2% of grossed costs through dynamic feedback. That's well below the 800% you would need to get to be self-financing.
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