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Federal Budget Deficit Highest In 7 Years

The federal budget deficit hit $984 billion this year.

Host Tonya Mosley talks to Jill Schlesinger (@jillonmoney), a business analyst for CBS News and the host of Jill On Money, about why the deficit seems to be concerning some economists and politicians less and less.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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