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For example, the original Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) budget resolution in 2017 proposed $1.5 trillion in deficit spending.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The nation’s reliance on deficit spending is unsustainable and headed for an unpleasant moment of reckoning.
—Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Uncle Sam is buzzing with deficit spending to keep the party going.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
It is expected the 62-year-old will push for Trump to consider a softer approach to tariffs, strip back regulation to boost growth and target a reduction in deficit spending.
—Karen Gilchrist,sophie Kiderlin,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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