Deficit a matter of perspective
Regarding the frantic concern over the $13 trillion federal deficit, when you put it into context, it's not really that scary. After all, that figure is only 1.3 percent of $1 quadrillion dollars.
Arnold Fabrikant
Buffalo Grove
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