Snapshot of Spending, Revenue and the Deficit

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These two stacked bars represent the projected federal budget. The year's outlays, or total spending, are shown next to the year's revenue. The difference in the bars is the deficit. Mouse over the layers to see categories and dollar amounts.

Congressional Budget Office Projection, Jan. 2012

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