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In Morning Edition’s top of the hour news segment, Carol Van Dam described federal deficits as “out of control.” Serious news organizations leave such comments for the editorial section. This is an especially bizarre comment since people with familiar with economics would likely argue that current deficits are too small given the falloff in private sector spending associated with the collapse of the housing bubble.