Deficit And Debt

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After reading Chapter 6, The U.S Deficit and Debt, I discovered the United States is trillions of dollars in debt more than I thought we were. It is interesting to think back to the year 2001; I was in sixth or seventh grade that year. I had no knowledge or concern on the United States deficit or debt at that age. However, 2001 was the year the government became bad at math and inaccurately calculated the United States National Budget. The government spending more money than earned income led to a hard economy recession in 2007. I remember the year 2008, I lost my job and I was broke. Landing a new job felt impossible, and I was pregnant with my first child. To think my children and grandchildren could experience years of hard times worse than
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