Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is once again raising concerns regarding the U.S. fiscal outlook, warning of dire consequences as interest on Federal debt balloons to unsustainable levels.
What Happened: On Tuesday, in a post on X, Musk warned that the United States was teetering on the edge of “de facto bankruptcy” as federal debt surpasses $37 trillion, and interest payments on this debt now accounting for 25% of all tax revenue.
Quoting a post by popular X account, Wall Street Mav, Musk says that “if this continues,” then all tax revenues will eventually go toward servicing the national debt, with “nothing left for anything else.”
The quoted post highlights the gravity of …