In recent decades, how has the U.S. national debt typically compared to its annual budget balance?

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The U.S. national debt is the total amount of money that the government owes, while the annual budget balance refers to the difference between what the government earns (through taxes and other revenues) and spends in a single fiscal year. Typically, the national debt is much larger than the budget balance because the debt accumulates over many years of budget deficits, where government spending exceeds revenue.

In Recent Decades, How Has the U