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2025-07-12 12:46:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D251607CCA763730D70CD0EA4B118B3DD3DB36F533A12987E61212BF85FC9B9D
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Original Note:
"the first time in 20 years." - False. USA reported monthly budget surpluses in Apr 2025 & Apr 2022 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-treasury-just-shocked-americans-130700143.html And in Sep 2024 https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-budget-value Last June month surplus was in 2017, 8 yrs ago https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/us-posts-suprise-27-billion-budget-surplus-in-june-boosted-by-tariffs-4132513 If OP is talking of a fiscal year surplus, current FY has a $1.34 trillion deficit so far, not surplus https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/11/treasury-posts-unexpected-surplus-in-june-as-tariff-receipts-surge.html
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