I need to know what is the current national deficit?

Room101

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Tue Jul-08-03 04:53 PM
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I need to know what is the current national deficit?

link please, I need it for my sign.

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derby378

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Tue Jul-08-03 05:00 PM
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1. Do you mean the National Debt?

If so, use this link:

http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/

(It's recommended that you be sitting down when you view the number.)

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Room101

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Tue Jul-08-03 07:00 PM
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2. So what's the deficit?

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Jacobin

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Tue Jul-08-03 07:02 PM
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3. Google is good

Deficit: Annual amount that government spends more than it receives.

National Debt: Cumulative amount of the deficits, along with other obligations of the government. Maybe six trillion....depending on what you count as an obligation.

I stand to be corrected by google.

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Orrin_73

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Tue Jul-08-03 07:06 PM
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4. What do you mean debt or deficit?

The deficit so far this year was 201 billion, for the national debt see the debt clock.

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RichM

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Tue Jul-08-03 07:17 PM
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5. Deficit = about $400 B for current year (ends Oct 1)

The debt is a running total of all prior years' deficits (or surpluses, as the case was in each year) since 1776.

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