Understand United States Budget Dilemma

Understand United States Budget Dilemma

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US total budget Deficit(-) / Surplus(+) since 1950 in millions of dollars:

1950 -3,119
1951 6,102
1952 -1,519
1953 -6,493
1954 -1,154
1955 -2,993
1956 3,947
1957 3,412
1958 -2,769
1959 -12,849

1960 301
1961 -3,335
1962 -7,146
1963 -4,756
1964 -5,915
1965 -1,411
1966 -3,698
1967 -8,643
1968 -25,161
1969 3,242

1970 -2,842
1971 -23,033
1972 -23,373
1973 -14,908
1974 -6,135
1975 -53,242
1976 -73,732
TQ -14,744
1977 -53,659
1978 -59,185
1979 -40,726

1980 -73,830
1981 -78,968
1982 -127,977
1983 -207,802
1984 -185,367
1985 -212,308
1986 -221,227
1987 -149,730
1988 -155,178
1989 -152,639

1990 -221,036
1991 -269,238
1992 -290,321
1993 -255,051
1994 -203,186
1995 -163,952
1996 -107,431
1997 -21,884
1998 69,270
1999 125,610

2000 236,241
2001 128,236
2002 -157,758
2003 -377,585
2004 -412,727
2005 -318,346
2006 -248,181
2007 -160,701
2008 -458,553
2009 -1,412,688

2010 -1,293,489
2011 -1,299,595
2012 -1,326,948 (estimate)
2013 -901,408 (estimate)
2014 -667,802 (estimate)
2015 -609,713 (estimate)
2016 -648,755 (estimate)
2017 -612,448 (estimate)

Source: The President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2013