That'd be misleading though. Much of that $2T is comprised of loans.

To who and at what interest rate?

That figure only goes up when large numbers of people drop off the tax rolls, whether because they succumb to COVID or knock-on effects.

Most people in the US won't even know how many zeros a trillion has.

That’s how it should be discussed. That it’s not underscores the lapdog position of the media. All media.