NOT QUITE: Mayor of NYC Zohran Mamdani has taken the $12 billion budget deficit and completely erased it making the deficit now $0

Mamdani claims $0 deficit… Raids NYPD and Teacher pensions to balance books… Hochul sends $4B lifeline… The $12B NYC shell game… Doesn’t seem like it. pic.twitter.com/J9OoP5xlPX — Fat Santa (@BknDrum) May 13, 2026 Lies pic.twitter.com/ttgiDi13Xc — Mo ⦿ (@108Mj) May 13, 2026 Not quite. Mamdani proposed a balanced budget today, …

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Tariff refunds are going to take thousands of lawsuits to sort out. And potentially add hundreds of billions to the deficit.

Tariff refunds are going to take thousands of lawsuits to sort out. And potentially add hundreds of billions to the deficit. Bang up job, Supremes 🤪 https://t.co/IF7w7orfOr — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) February 21, 2026 Bessent: I got a feeling the American people won't see the $175 billion in …

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US trade deficit blows past $900 billion in 2025, worst since 1960. The trade deficit has actually widened by 19% since Liberation Day

US TRADE DEFICIT WIDENS, CAPPING ONE OF BIGGEST SINCE 1960 The U.S. trade deficit widened to $70.3 billion in December, pushing the full-year gap to $901.5 billion — among the largest since 1960, Commerce Department data showed. Imports rose 3.6% in December, while exports fell 1.7%. Economists had expected a …

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Government spending is NOT Slowing Down… Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent floods market with $125 billion in new bonds. U.S. Trade Deficit SOARS 94.6% In a MONTH

US TREASURY LAYS OUT $125B REFUNDING PLAN The US Treasury will sell $58 billion in 3-year notes, $42 billion in 10-year notes, and $25 billion in 30-year bonds next week as part of a $125 billion refunding through April 2026, raising $34.8 billion in new cash. Auction sizes for… — …

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Trade deficit spikes again, after one good month.

The U.S. deficit with its global trading partners nearly doubled in November as the shortfall with the European Union swelled and the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs worked their way through the economy, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. Following a month where the trade deficit hit its lowest level …

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America’s Rapidly Growing Happiness Deficit

by Michael We possess technology that would have been unimaginable to people living 100 years ago, we have access to more entertainment than any other generation in human history, and we have been enjoying an artificially-inflated standard of living that has been fueled by an unprecedented debt binge for decades. …

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The US trade deficit just fell to $52.8 billion, down 35%, a win for tariffs on paper but a troubling sign that demand is weakening and recession risks are rising.

US trade deficit just hit $52.8B – lowest since June 2020 Down 35% from last year Experts said tariffs would destroy economy Trump, Bessent and Lutnick were right all along Lower imports mean weaker demand which means recession is coming https://t.co/qWoTBTmzG2 pic.twitter.com/mWIxuaGW4r — Leshka.eth ⛩ (@leshka_eth) December 14, 2025 NEC …

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September’s trade deficit stuns experts by coming in far lower than expected.

BREAKING: September’s trade deficit stuns experts by coming in far lower than expected. EXPECTATION: -$59 BILLION REALITY: -$52 BILLION "This would be the lightest going back to, wow we're really going back. All the way back to June of 2020.” pic.twitter.com/aEmMj0LXqm — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 11, 2025 The US …

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There’s been “no fiat debasement”? The Treasury just posted the worst October budget deficit in history, a recession is coming, and Trump is preparing to appoint a dovish Fed chair.

TRUMP FED CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT LIKELY THIS WEEK Sources, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, say Trump has made his Fed Chair pick, with a strong chance of a reveal before Christmas. Trump confirmed on Air Force One that the announcement is coming soon, possibly Dec. 2–3.… pic.twitter.com/E7T1WnottL — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) …

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This was the biggest October budget deficit on record, surpassing even the 2020 covid firehose

This was the biggest October budget deficit on record, surpassing even the 2020 covid firehose https://t.co/VnYskEuXlF pic.twitter.com/8oFgNjtXU2 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 26, 2025 Good evening. Interest expense on US debt is now on an annual run rate of over $1.2 trillion. Have a great night. https://t.co/ehjkIuYXoS — James Lavish (@jameslavish) …

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U.S. national debt surpasses 38 trillion, fueled by massive deficit spending. National Debt interest payments to hit $14 trillion over the next 10 years.

The numbers are not bad. They are grotesque. The national debt has exploded past $38 trillion, and nobody in Washington is even pretending to fix it. In just eight months, we’ve added $2 trillion more. That pace makes the 2008 bailout look like a bake sale. Meanwhile, the media obsesses …

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Germany is increasingly losing out in trade w/China. The resulting trade deficit of €83bn is the largest since March 2023 and close to the record of €87bn

Good Morning from Germany, which is increasingly losing out in trade w/China. Over the past 12mths, exports have dropped to €82bn, while imports have climbed to €165bn. The resulting trade deficit of €83bn is the largest since March 2023 and close to the record of €87bn. This… pic.twitter.com/auSjmfoDC7 — Holger …

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Jim Cramer: Gold is finally catching up with the ridiculous U.S. budget deficit; Ray Dalio says investors should have 15% of their portfolios in gold.

As a confirmed gold bug for four decades i think gold is finally catching up with the ridiculous U.S. budget deficit. — Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) October 8, 2025 Gold crossed $4,000 today. This kind of rapid spike has only happened a few times in history — and it’s never ended …

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Another Massive Budget Deficit in August as Tariff Revenue Can’t Fill the Hole

by Mike Maharrey Despite the significant increase in tariff revenue, the U.S. continues to run massive budget deficits. The budget shortfall for fiscal 2025 has already exceeded last year’s deficit. So much for import duties paying for the government. That’s because Uncle Sam doesn’t have a revenue problem. He has …

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You can’t pay debt before balancing the deficit $80 billion won’t cover $1.8 trillion

Tariffs are supposed to pay down debt and maybe fund a public dividend. President Trump claims, “We’re taking in so much money that we may very well make a dividend to the people of America.” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-tariffs-going-enough-080300997.html Reality check: the federal deficit for FY2025 is $1.8 trillion. Tariff revenue? $80 billion. …

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