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Med-icaid$265
Social Secu-rity
$810
Interest$224
Other Manda
tory$538
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fense Discre-tionary$582
De-fense$631
Source: CBO
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Corporate Income $251
Social Insur-ance$953
Other$241
Source: CBOTOTAL = $2.7
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Source: OMB/CBO/HBC
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SOURCE: CBO
8201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023$0
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CBO CUR-RENT LAW
PROJECTED DEFICIT PATHS(IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE DEBT
(GOVERNMENT SPENDING AS A SHARE OF ECONOMY)
20112013
20152017
20192021
20232025
20272029
20312033
20352037
20392041
20432045
20472049
20510%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
SOURCE: CBO
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SOCIAL SECU-RITY
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
OTHER MANDATORY PROGRAMS
Spain Portugal Ireland Italy Greece United States%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
160%
180%
64%
91%
114%120%
152%
100%
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SOURCE: IMF
HOUSE PLAN FOR FULL RECOVERY
The Path To Prosperity
Efficient, Effective and Responsible Government
Strengthening the Social Safety Net
Fulfilling the Mission of Health and Retirement Security for All Americans
Pro-Growth Tax Reform
TOTAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING (AS A SHARE OF ECONOMY)
19681971
19741977
19801983
19861989
19921995
19982001
20042007
20102013
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20222025
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20402043
20462049
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30%
40%
50%
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CURRENT PATH
PATH TO PROSPERITY
SOURCE: OMB/CBO
A CHOICE OF TWO FUTURES(DEBT AS A SHARE OF ECONOMY)
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SOURCE: OMB/CBO
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WHAT IS NEXT?
President’s budget deadline: February 4
Sequester cuts hit: March 1
“Continuing resolution” expires: March 27
Budget deadline for House and Senate: April
15
Debt limit reached: May 19
FOUR YEARS LATER
Source: House Ways and Means Committee
January 2009 January 2013
OUR NATIONAL DEBT
REFERENCE MATERIALS
TAX REVENUES DO NOT CORRELATE WELL WITH TAX RATES
TAX REVENUES ARE HIGHLY CORRELATED WITH GDP
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$300,000
SOURCE: IRS/TAX POLICY CENTER
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WHO BEARS THE TAX BURDEN?(SHARE OF INCOME TAX BURDEN)
WHO OWNS OUR DEBT?(DEBT HELD BY PUBLIC, 1970 -2011)
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100%
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25%
35%
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47%
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25%
63%
88%
200820502081
SOURCE: CBO
CHASING HIGHER SPENDING WITH TAXES(INCREASE IN TAX RATES NECESSARY TO KEEP PACE SPENDING)
BCA = SEQUESTER ATRA = FISCAL CLIFF BILL
HOW THE FISCAL CLIFF AND SEQUESTER AFFECTS OUR DEBT
TOTAL SPENDING IN FY 2010 = $3.5 TRILLION(OUTLAYS IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
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SOURCE: OMB OBAMA FY2013 BUD-GET