
"US National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said the federal government's budget deficits in 2019, 2020 and 2021 may increase nearly $100 billion more per year than previously forecast. The annual deficit will rise above $1 trillion starting in 2019 if those projections hold true." Reported in the Retirement Security Smartbrief that summarizes articles. This excerpt is from The Wall Street Journal: "Deficit Projected to Top $1 Trillion Starting Next Year"by Nick Timeraos. As he writes: While President Donald Trump 'used to talk about creating such great economic growth to reduce the deficit, now you see a budget acknowledging a massive run-up due to policies he has supported,' said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which supports debt reduction.
You can be sure that the Republicans will use the growing deficits to lobby for reducing Social Security retirement benefits and Medicare.
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