Federal budget deficit hits nearly $2T
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The CRFB is almost certainly correct. The U.S. Department of the Treasury, using figures through the end of August, put the 2026 federal deficit at $1.965 trillion. It's a fair bet that another month ...
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The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the politics of deficit spending has changed. By Peter Baker Peter Baker is the ...
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