…smaller than the 1.95 percent deficit projected in last year’s report. This deficit indicates that financial adequacy of the program for the next 75 years could be restored if increases…

…in 2008, reality returned a cash deficit of $8 billion. Where the Trustees showed a cash deficit of $4.6 billion for 2009, CBO now projects $20 billion. And where the…

…baseline… These adjustments are detailed in the appendix table. Cumulatively, they point to deficits of $10.2 trillion over the next 10 years… CBO estimates that the cumulative deficit from 2010…

…fund balance is normally called the ‘Social Security surplus’ and is scored as such when calculating the Unified Budget deficit or surplus. But in point of fact Social Security does…

…when we get income on government bonds from the poor young (and their consumption is reduced). This seems unfair. Certainly the idea that deficits are a burden on future generations…

…deficit since the years just after World War II. A deficit like that will indeed force Mr. Obama to change his approach to the economy’s long-term problems, mainly by coming…

…the wealth of a nation depends its trade. In looking for our engine of growth, we have to look at elements that may help us. Unfortunately, our trade deficit, despite…

…75 years, as the 75-year deficit in Social Security Or as Brad says: Anyone who claims to be a “deficit hawk” who favors extending Bush’s tax cuts is not a…

…The U.S. current account deficit widened by 21.3% to a record $224.9 billion in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The deficit amounted to 7.0% of the nation’s…

…unemployment sensitive programs (such as unemployment compensation and food stamps) are higher; the deficit is larger (or the surplus is smaller) than would be the case if the unemployment rate…