Thursday, October 8, 2009
US Awash In Red Ink
US Federal budget deficit triple to a record $1.4 trillion in fiscal 2009 that ended last week. Previous record was $459 billion in 2008. Big drop in tax revenues due to the recession. $245 billion in emergency spending on Wall Street bailouts. $200 billion in cost from economy stimulus package.
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