| Council Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, Near Detroit Posts: 1,029 Level up: 50%, 101 Points needed |  |  Quote:
Originally Posted by Jefferson  That's exactly what I SAID it was talking about. | You said the deficit is decreasing, right? The article says it is increasing. Quote: |
Are you seeing no connection between the federal deficit and national debt?
| There is certainly a connection. If we can get the deficit small enough, the national debt will begin to shrink. But that article said the deficit is not going down.
Also, even if the deficit were going down, a small improvement in our deficit doesn't mean our debt is going down at all. -Jaxian |