Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Economy - Economics USA Real federal deficit dwarfs official tally 05-25-2012 • USA Today The typical American household would have paid nearly all of its income in taxes last year to balance the budget if the government used standard accounting rules to compute the deficit, a USA TODAY analysis finds. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: