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- ›loaded language: 'grim fiscal anniversary'
- ›loaded language: 'precariously balanced budget'
- ›loaded language: 'heroic passenger mutiny'
- ›loaded language: 'costly and unsatisfactory'
- ›loaded language: 'war of choice'
- ›loaded language: 'considerably worse'
- ›framing: A grim fiscal anniversary looms
- ›framing: The costly war on terror
Analysis of U.S. Federal Budget Deficits Since 2001
The U.S. federal government has not achieved a balanced budget since fiscal year 2001, currently running a structural deficit of about $2 trillion annually. The national debt has reached over $39.2 trillion, driven by military spending, entitlement programs, and responses to economic crises. Experts express concerns about the sustainability of these deficits, but political action to address them has been limited.
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Our neutral summary
The U.S. federal government has not achieved a balanced budget since fiscal year 2001, currently running a structural deficit of about $2 trillion annually. The national debt has reached over $39.2 trillion, driven by military spending, entitlement programs, and responses to economic crises. Experts express concerns about the sustainability of these deficits, but political action to address them has been limited.
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