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Deficit-to-GDP Ratio Near World War II Levels, CBO Finds

Deficit-to-GDP Ratio Near World War II Levels, CBO Finds
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On Jan. 17, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook and Update. It attracted little attention in a media environment flooded with stories about then-incoming President Trump, but it should have been one of the big stories of the year. The CBO takes stock of the incoming administration’s fiscal inheritance, and it is a grim one.
John Phelan
John Phelan
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John Phelan is contributor to the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER).
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