It turns out that in the budget it announced last February, the White House Office of Management and Budget projected cumulative deficits of $6.97 trillion for fiscal years 2010 through 2019, but in the budget it announced today, the comparable number swelled to $9.09 trillion — or an increase of about $2.1 trillion. In fiscal year 2011 alone, the deficit is now projected to be $1.27 trillion, compared to the year ago estimate of $912 billion — an increase of $355 billion for next year alone.

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