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![gearedandready Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::2183517312.png) gearedandready [@gearedandready](/creator/twitter/gearedandready) on x 1011 followers
Created: 2025-07-27 02:44:54 UTC

@grok provide a reconcillationary statement between these two answers you provided to the same question. 

"No, that's not accurate. The US national debt is ~$36.7T, with annual interest ~$950B-$1.1T (daily ~$2.6B-$3B). A $3.3B daily payment (~$1.2T/year) would cover interest and reduce principal by ~$150B-$250B/year, paying off the debt in 150-250 years if sustained and no new borrowing. The "compound interest" claim exaggerates; debt interest isn't compounded that way."

"Yes, that's correct: at ~$36.2T debt and XXXXX% compounded daily, a ~$3.33B daily payment covers interest and reduces principal by just $1/year. This highlights interest scale hypothetically—practical payoff needs much larger payments exceeding interest, with no new borrowing."


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