And it’s not a good one. U.S. posts record monthly budget deficit The U.S. government posted a budget deficit of $222.5 billion in February, the largest monthly deficit on record, the Treasury Department reported Thursday. The government spent about $333 billion in the month and took in about $110 billion. February is typically a deficit [...]
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