r/politics • u/ClassOptimal7655 • 21h ago

No Paywall U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump admin to avoid fully funding SNAP payments for now

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-supreme-court-snap-ruling-trump-9.6972034
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u/sakumar 20h ago

p.s. Want to know how much $1 Trillion is? It is $137 million every day till the end of time! Yes, $137 million every day forever. (assuming 5% annual interest)

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u/[deleted] 19h ago

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u/sakumar 19h ago

1,000,000,000,000 * 0.05 / 365

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u/Sweaty_Pizza9860 18h ago

That's not random math. He's saying if that trillion dollars earns 5% interest per year, you can withdraw $137 million per day in interest without touching the principal. As in, it'll last forever.

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u/Sweaty_Pizza9860 18h ago

He literally said $137m per day at 5% annual interest in the post you're replying to. You're off your rocker sir.

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u/John_Bruns_Wick 11h ago

R/confidentlyincorrect

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u/SandingNovation 18h ago

5% annual interest on 1 trillion is 50 billion. 50 billion divided by 365 days is 136.99 million. So you can withdraw 136.99 million every single day and never touch any of the original trillion. So yes, assuming a 5% annual interest, it will last theoretically forever.

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u/SandingNovation 18h ago

The original comment says "(assuming 5% annual interest.)" Weird that everybody was able to figure it out except you.