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/? https://www.google.com/search?q=The+deficit+has+increased+under+every+republican+president+almost+back+to+ww2 https://www.google.com/search?q=The+deficit+has+increased+un... : - History of the United States public debt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_public_debt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_p... - https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/29/tweets/republican-presidents-democrats-contribute-deficit/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/29/tweets/rep... (2019) : > The deficit is the difference between the money that the government makes and the money it spends. If the government spends more than it collects in revenues, then it’s running a deficit. > The federal debt is the running total of the accumulated deficits. [Or surpluses] "Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] (FYFSD)" https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSD# https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSD# "Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYFSGDA188S)" https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSGDA188S https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSGDA188S