More on the Budget Deal: Suppose the Washington Post Cared About Informing Readers

Here are a few small changes from the article in today's Post ("Massive infusion of spending ends era of restraint for federal agencies, Pentagon) telling readers how the new budget deal would increase the budget deficit.

"The deal signed into law by President Trump will pump more than $500 billion in additional money (1.2 percent of GDP) into domestic agencies and the Pentagon over two years, the biggest increase in spending in almost a decade. It ends months of budget squabbles and provides...