While some economists see deficit emphasis as an impeding recovery, the Congressional Budget Office says the only thing worse for the economy would be no deficit emphasis.

President Obama and other lawmakers have been insisting, over and over, that a balanced budget deal must include more revenue. Yet, the federal government is projected to collect more revenue in 2013 than ever before.

“We don’t have an immediate crisis in terms of debt,” President Barack Obama said today, during a discussion of the federal deficit and budget talks with Congress in an interview aired by ABC News’ “Good Morning America.”’ “In fact, for the next ten years, it’s gonna be in a sustainable place.”

In his interview with “Good Morning America,” President Obama declared “we don’t have an immediate crisis in terms of debt.” Yet, the Congressional Budget Office has previously stated that debt held by the public is projected to remain historically high for the next decade.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), recently released a new analysis on the impact of going over the “fiscal cliff,” a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts set to automatically go into effect on Jan. 2, 2013. The study confirms that failing to take action would plunge America back into a recession and estimates that the unemployment rate would spike back up to 9.1 percent.