Reclaiming my time, the chart we have here shows graphically exactly what the gentleman is saying, namely, interest just a bit over $150 billion in 2004, the last fiscal year; but by 2010 if the Bush policies are completely implemented over the next 6 years, look what happens to debt service. That big rising red spike goes from $150 billion to over $300 billion, and it eclipses everything else in the budget.
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