Drunk SaliorsSo much for the old saying “spending like a drunken sailor”,  Want to drive out of control spending today all you have to say is “Spending like the U.S. Congress. Today 08/15/2021 — The Congressional Budget Office has reported that the estimated federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2021 is now $2.5 trillion. If current laws remain unchanged, the budget deficit will reach $3 trillion by the end of September, CBO said.