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US budget deficit grows to $1.3 trillion, the second highest six-month level on record (www.independent.co.uk)
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cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/19471

The U.S. budget deficit has grown to more than $1.3 trillion in the first half of the fiscal year

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He cut a bunch of programs that saved a bunch of money and prevents expensive incidents. Hr saved virtually nothing compared to the us budget but it'll be more expensive in the long run.

That's separate from increased spending and trade restrictions reducing national income

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, thankfully the insurance companies do long term climate projections, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Some definitely do. But in the us that probably just means some sneaky terms so you're not covered :/