A $1 Trillion Interest Bill? Ray Dalio Says That’s the Point of No Return

May 12, 2025

Ray doesn’t scream.

He doesn’t chase headlines.

He’s worth billions because he sees it before it hits.

And now?

He says the U.S. is entering something he calls the Debt Death Spiral —

“A situation where the government has to borrow more just to cover interest payments, which causes even more borrowing… until the currency breaks.”

And the U.S.? We now pay over $1 trillion a year just in interest.

Not to build roads. Not to fund schools.

Just to service the debt we already have.

Let that sink in.

This Isn’t the Future. It’s Now.

Dalio isn’t warning about something 10 years away.

He’s describing what’s already happening — quietly, structurally, and with official permission.

➡️ The Fed is trapped
➡️ Congress won’t stop spending
➡️ Foreign buyers are backing away from U.S. debt
➡️ And your dollars are being devalued to keep the charade going

The government can’t fix this.

They can only delay it — by printing more, borrowing more, and hoping you don’t notice.

But Dalio Noticed. And You Should Too.

This is the guy who built the largest hedge fund in history.

The one who predicted the 2008 crash, the rise of China, the inflation spiral.

He’s saying the U.S. is entering a phase he’s seen play out again and again in history:

"When countries spend more than they earn and have to print money to cover the gap, the currency declines. That’s the pattern. We’re in it.”

What That Pattern Means for You

❌ Your retirement plan? Built on assumptions that no longer apply.
❌ Your dollar savings? Losing purchasing power by the week.
❌ “Safe” bonds and cash holdings? Quietly sinking below the surface.

Dalio isn’t making a prediction.

He’s giving a diagnosis.

And the longer we pretend it’s nothing, the worse the reckoning gets.

Here’s the Choice You Still Have

You can ignore him — like they did in 2007.

Or you can listen.

Because this isn’t just about interest payments.

It’s about a system that’s out of lifelines — and looking at your savings as its final bailout.

“When confidence is lost… it goes fast.”

—Ray Dalio

Don't be the last to move,
—Death of the Dollar