Federal Deficit and Bad Economy Not Going Away Anytime Soon!

from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_bi_ge/us_budget_deficit_2

WASHINGTON – New estimates from the White House on Friday predict the budget deficit will reach a record $1.47 trillion this year. The government is borrowing 41 cents of every dollar it spends. That's actually a little better than the administration predicted in February.
The new estimates paint a grim unemployment picture as the economy experiences a relatively jobless recovery. The unemployment rate, presently averaging 9.5 percent, would average 9 percent next year under the new estimates.