Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 17, 2018
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October 17, 2018: During the fiscal year that ended September 30, the federal government’s income held steady at $3.3 trillion. However, federal spending increased to $4.1 trillion, resulting in a $779 billion deficit. That’s up 17% from $666 billion in 2017.[1]
Spending and the federal deficit are both expected to keep rising in the coming years.[2]
An earlier Number of the Day noted that there is not a single year of projected spending cuts in the Trump administration budgets.
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