Recent Federal Deficits

The Federal Deficit is “The amount by which the government’s total budget outlays exceeds its total receipts for a fiscal year.”

That definition was brought to you by the US Senate Budget Committee.

The federal deficit went from $161 billion to $1,413 billion, that’s from 1% of GDP to 10% of GDP in two years, in the financial crisis of 2008.

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