U.S. cruises toward record-breaking debt on Trump's watch
Source: Politico
By SARAH FERRIS 06/26/2018 11:01 AM EDT
The nation’s fiscal outlook looks ever bleaker, thanks in part to deficit spending during President Donald Trump’s first term, Congress’ nonpartisan budget scorekeeper projected Tuesday.
Within 16 years, the federal deficit is expected to be the largest in history, outpacing even the fiscal shortfalls that followed World War II, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates.
Congress’ recent tax and spending laws — along with ballooning costs of programs like Social Security and Medicare — also are driving up the amount the government pays in interest on money borrowed to make up for the gap in cash coming in and going out.
Indeed, those interest payments will exceed the cost of all Social Security spending within decades, CBO predicts. Interest costs also will be higher than discretionary spending, which amounts to all federal dollars Congress controls.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/26/cbo-federal-deficit-break-records-651929
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If Mueller doesn't come through......well. I have lost hope 
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
people have to vote like their lives depends on it...because the vote does!
Conservatives and balanced budget have never, I repeat, never have gone hand in hand.
Thanks MAGA and anti-democracy voters!
