2025 Deficit comes in at 1.97 Trillion. This Is Way Out of Hand

[HikerGuy83]

If the debt never went down during the 3 years of supposed surplus, why would it disappear over 10 if we stayed the course?

Economic conditions were lining up for significant surplusses.

 

[kyzr]

So...by January 1, 2026...we can start giving Trump credit for the failures/successes then right?
Just give us a date.

I don't know if the budget would be passed by then, or would we be on CRs?
But fine, after 1/26 Trump gets the credit or blame for his policies.

 

[candycorn]

I don't know if the budget would be passed by then, or would we be on CRs?
But fine, after 1/26 Trump gets the credit or blame for his policies.

Excellent.

 

[leftwinger]

I think OCT 01 is the fiscal year start. So technically, 01OCT2025 it became President Trumps baby?

Not a good start to be forced into another Obiden CR (even a CR cant pass TDS Dem Communist).

 

[leftwinger]

Seems like Congress been shoveling CRs' since 2008 thanks to Obiden 1.0 phony $1T Blue Union stimulus baked in?

Congress is the issue. They raid the funds like USAID as personal piggy bank. If it's hidden or out of control, they can steal even more.

 

[JoeB131]

Because Biden drove up the cost and used the EPA to delay leases. A lease dont mean an active well. Bidens war on oil exploded in his demented face.

Again, they had 9000 leases they weren't using. They must really suck at their jobs to not use them.

 

[Rambunctious]

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[CrazyTrader55]

Well.....this is great news.

The 2025 deficit was 1.97 trillion. Total revenue was 4.69 trillion which means our deficit was 42% of total revenue and 29.5% of total spending.

I don't have an actual figure, but you can count on 1 trillion of spending on debt servicing alone. 1 FREAKING TRILLION.

In 2024 the deficit was 1.83 trillion.

AND NOBODY CARES (in government).

This is beyond reprehensible.

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Total debt is 37.3 trillion. We'll be over 40 before Trump leaves.

We are selling our kids down the river.

Guess we should have listened to that Ross Perot fellow in 1992, who warned us against NAFTA and against runaway government debt.

But the dumbed down American people voted for the "cool guy who played the saxophone".

 

[elektra]

What a bunch of morons, claiming the convicts, the illegal aliens, antifa, blm, acorn, all the democrat politicians are never at fault.

Well, serously, this thread is asking when democrats can blame MAGA for everything the democrats and rinos did

When will everything that was done to destroy us become Trump's.

That will be never you mental midgets. We got 50 years of democrat manure we have to shovel away

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The system is at a deficit. Raising taxes brings it closer to be being in balance.

It's a tax increase anyway you look at it.

Raising the payout would not meet the goal, but would only further transfer wealth and not fix the problem.

Do you think beneficiaries should take a cut in 6 or 7 years ?

Invest the trust Fund in US equities

It might not produce returns like insider trading Congressmen get, but it will make the system solvent and self sustaining

 

[the watcher]

Guess we should have listened to that Ross Perot fellow in 1992, who warned us against NAFTA and against runaway government debt.

But the dumbed down American people voted for the "cool guy who played the saxophone".

 

[HikerGuy83]

Invest the trust Fund in US equities

It might not produce returns like insider trading Congressmen get, but it will make the system solvent and self sustaining

Not for long.

At some point, the interest that will charged on the debt will necessitate some kind of default.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Guess we should have listened to that Ross Perot fellow in 1992, who warned us against NAFTA and against runaway government debt.

But the dumbed down American people voted for the "cool guy who played the saxophone".

He actually did a fairly good job. He had a lot of help from Republicans.....but he hacked a bunch of federal workers early on.

 

[Nobody911]

Well.....this is great news.

The 2025 deficit was 1.97 trillion. Total revenue was 4.69 trillion which means our deficit was 42% of total revenue and 29.5% of total spending.

I don't have an actual figure, but you can count on 1 trillion of spending on debt servicing alone. 1 FREAKING TRILLION.

In 2024 the deficit was 1.83 trillion.

AND NOBODY CARES (in government).

This is beyond reprehensible.

Your Guide to America’s Finances

Check out @FiscalService Fiscal Data’s new guide to America’s finances! #FiscalData

fiscaldata.treasury.gov

Total debt is 37.3 trillion. We'll be over 40 before Trump leaves.

We are selling our kids down the river.

Americans won't face continuous, open-ended federal budget cuts starting in 2025; instead they'll face episodic, politically driven cuts, caps, and occasional short-term disruptions (continuing resolutions, targeted rescissions, sequestration risks, and shutdowns) that can last from weeks to a few years depending on Congress and law.

The statement that the 2025 US deficit was $1.97 trillion with total revenue of $4.69 trillion, making the deficit 42% of revenue and 29.5% of spending, is not accurate based on the most recent data. The actual 2025 deficit was about $1.8 trillion, not $1.97 trillion. Total revenue was approximately $5.2 trillion, and total spending was about $7.0 trillion. This makes the deficit roughly 34.6% of revenue and about 25.7% of spending. The numbers you have seem off, likely outdated or estimated differently from official records. americanactionforum+3

Analyzing the figures, the deficit remains a significant portion of federal spending, reflecting the ongoing gap between revenues and expenditures, driven by high spending on healthcare, retirement programs, and interest on the national debt. The deficit at about 5.8-6.0% of GDP remains high historically. Total spending exceeds revenue by a large margin annually, contributing to growing debt. americanactionforum

Regarding Project 2025, while specific details vary, it is part of broader efforts aimed at deficit reduction and fiscal reform. Measures including tariff policies have helped increase revenues and reduce the deficit slightly from prior projections. Still, long-term fiscal challenges require deeper reforms in spending controls and revenue policies to achieve sustainable deficit reduction. Project 2025 can contribute but is not a comprehensive solution on its own given the scale of structural budget imbalances. bipartisanpolicy+1

In summary:

The deficit was about $1.8 trillion, not $1.97 trillion.

Deficit-to-revenue and deficit-to-spending ratios based on actual 2025 data are closer to 34.6% and 25.7%, respectively.

The deficit remains high, driven by spending outpacing revenues.

Project 2025 may help but alone won't solve the deficit problem; broader fiscal reforms are necessary. jec.senate+2

sources:

1. Deficit Tracker | Bipartisan Policy Center
2. U.S. Treasury: FY 2025 Deficit Totaled $1.8 Trillion - AAF
3. An August 2025 Budget Baseline | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
4. Deficits Up Compared to Last Year; Roughly 30 Percent of Spending is Borrowed Money - Deficits Up Compared to Last Year; Roughly 30 Percent of Spending is Borrowed Money - U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee
5. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us...billion-1775-trillion-fiscal-2025-2025-10-16/
6. CBO: FY 2025 Budget Deficit Totaled $1.8 Trillion - AAF
7. CBO Estimates 2025 Deficit Totaled $1.8 Trillion | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
8. Monthly Budget Review: February 2025 | Congressional Budget Office
9. Monthly Budget Review: August 2025
10. What is the federal government's budget deficit? | USAFacts

 

[AntonToo]

The BBB was a good start. It cut $1.5T off Biden's last budget.

Who shits all this half-baked garbage in your head?


Biden's last budget was FY2025, BBB cuts right about ZERO deficit from that budget and from there increases budget deficits by almost ~500billion a year untill 2030

What Does the One Big Beautiful Bill Cost?

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), into law.

bipartisanpolicy.org

 

[leftwinger]

Obiden people set this in motion long long ago. Congress eats it up, more USAID to pilfer from.

Dropping the annual deficit to less than $500B is a great feat.

Antonio chart shows deficit near $250B.

The Auto pen was running at $2T.

 

[HikerGuy83]

The deficit was about $1.8 trillion, not $1.97 trillion.

Yes,

The website I follow apparently updates. They have revised their numbers to 1.78 trillion which is actually less than 2024. Hurray ! But not by much.

Thanks.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Obiden people set this in motion long long ago. Congress eats it up, more USAID to pilfer from.

Dropping the annual deficit to less than $500B is a great feat.

Antonio chart shows deficit near $250B.

The Auto pen was running at $2T.

Link please.

Fiscal 2025 was not down by 500 or 250 billion.

Believe me, I wish it was.