Fun Fact of the Day, October 30, 2017

JUST FIVE SURPLUS YEARS - The budget deficit for the United States in fiscal year 2017 (i.e., the 12 months that ended 9/30/17) was $666 billion.  The USA has run a budget deficit in 52 of the last 57 fiscal years, i.e., 1961-2017.  the only surplus years were 1969, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 (source: Treasury Department).