According to a lead, U.S. economist Bernard Yaros more than 40% of the recent increase in our national deficit can be attributed to lower revenues from taxes, more spending on programs, such as social security and Medicare also playing a part.

根据美国经济学家伯纳德·亚罗斯的说法，我们国家最近赤字的40%以上可以归因于税收收入的减少，诸如社会保障和医疗保险等项目的增加开支也有关。