Wikipedia[1] reports deficit was ~1,250 bilions in the 2011-12 timeframe, dropping significantly in 2013. Wayback machine[2] seems to indicate the author wrote

Wikipedia[1] reports deficit was ~1,250 bilions in the 2011-12 timeframe, dropping significantly in 2013. Wayback machine[2] seems to indicate the author wrote the page in the 2013 timeframe, so the figures probably need updating. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget#/media/File:U.S._Total_Deficits_vs._National_Debt_Increases_2001-2010.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget#/... [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20131210100653/http://superchimney.org/build.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131210100653/http://superchimn...