CBO dispels Obama’s happy talk on deficits

Published January 20, 2016 5:01am ET



The new budget outlook published by the Congressional Budget Office contains disturbing news about federal deficits. Even given the questionable assumption that the economy will grow faster this year than last, Uncle Sam is now projected to spend $544 billion more than he takes in during fiscal 2016.

That’s up a lot from last year’s $439 billion, and on its way to more than $1 trillion a year by 2022, the CBO warns.

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