> ...the US budget deficit will rise by... That is not what the article says. The article says the debt will rise each day. Think of the deficit as the 1st der

> ...the US budget deficit will rise by... That is not what the article says. The article says the debt will rise each day. Think of the deficit as the 1st derivative of the debt, or the rate of change. If date is increasing at a constant rate, then the deficit is staying mostly flat. So, the article is saying something like "John is running away from us, and will get 5 miles further away every hour", and you're saying "John is running away from us, and he gets 5mph faster every hour".