Net Interest Expense

This chart has been circulating in various forms… why is it important? The Rule of Law and strength of a monetary system is tied to it’s military complex - ultimately the ability to defend what you have is what makes money valuable.

Imagine your next door neighbor comes over every weekend and takes your money, your wealth is not your wealth. This is true with intellectual property, etc. but as a society with a strong military struggles to support the military complex, it can start to weaken it’s financial complex as well.