On the recordMarch 7, 2006
Based on the accrual-basis form of accounting, the real United States deficit in 2005 was $760 billion.
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govinfo.govDeborah Koff Ross: “Based on the accrual-basis form of accounting, the real United States deficit in 2005 was $760 billion.”
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