>85% of the $14 Trillion deficit over the past 3 years was not any items you described but these items: -TARP TARP was $300B, of which the government will reco

>85% of the $14 Trillion deficit over the past 3 years was not any items you described but these items: -TARP TARP was $300B, of which the government will recover all but $25B, according to the CBO. The "bailout" in general (considering all acts that fall under that umbrella term) consisted of about $3.5T in payouts, the vast majority of which is expected to be recouped. Also, you're confusing debt with deficit. The debt is $14T, the deficit is just over a billion. Your 85% figure appears to have been drawn from your sphincter.