Obama was hoping you wouldn’t notice the new record deficit he set. It’s more than three times as large as the deficit was when Bush left office. White House predicts record $1.47 trillion deficit this year, 9 percent unemployment next year New estimates from the White House on Friday predict the budget deficit will reach [...]
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