Chicago Young Republicans Weigh In

US Deficit Tops $1 Trillion for the First Time

The new budget deficit numbers for June came out and it shows that the US budget deficit has topped one trillion for the first time in history, coming in at $1.1 trillion. The budget deficit predictions made in September of 2008 show that under President Bush the deficit was $454.8 billion. Which means that since last September and under the Obama Administration the deficit has ballooned by over $645 billion!

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