Compare the Federal government's budget between 2000 - 2015.
* What accounts for the increase in the deficit between 2000 and 2004?
* What accounts for the decrease in the deficit between 2004 and 2007?
* what is the reason for rise in the deficit during the great recession?
* What accounts for the decrease in the deficit between 2011 and 2015?
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