Why don't Americans realize the deficit is falling?

[S.J.]

Sure, that's why the debt keeps climbing. Try again.

I suggest you learn the difference between the "debt" and the "deficit".

I suggest YOU learn that the reason we have DEBT is because we have a DEFICIT. DEFICIT means we spend more than we take in, and that's what causes DEBT. Get it? The annual deficit (overspending) is STILL more than it ever was under Bush or any other president and this, somehow, is supposed to be a good thing? Is there no limit to your ignorance?