
Spending Us Into Oblivion: Federal Budget Deficit Tops $1 Trillion in 2019 Calendar Year
The US federal government ran a budget deficit of over $1 trillion in the 2019 calendar year. It was the first budget deficit over $1 trillion in any calendar year since 2012 — in the midst of the Great Recession. The budget shortfall from January through December totaled $1.02 trillion, according to the latest report issued […]