Video: Federal Deficit Triples Last Year's Record, Hits All-Time High

The federal budget deficit for the budget year ended September 30th surged to an all-time high of 1.42 trillion dollars, more than tripling last year's deficit. Over the next decade the deficit is now expected to exceed 9 trillion.

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