(7) The federal budget deficit for 2013 was approximately $680 billion. Using the Writing Principle, write a statement comparing the federal deficit to one of these: Median household annual salary in the US: about $60,000 Price of 4 years at Pacific Lutheran University: about $200,000 Cost of a celebrity's mansion in Beverly Hills: about $4 million Cost of 787 Dreamliner airplane: about $250 million Cost of the International Space Station about $100 billion