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TOTAL SPENDING IN FY 2010 = $3.5 TRILLION(OUTLAYS IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

1970 1978 1986 1994 2002 2010 2018 2026 2034 2042 2050 2058 2066 20740%

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PROJECTED TAX REVENUE

SOURCE: CBO

WHAT DRIVES OUR DEBT?(GOVERNMENT SPENDING AS SHARE OF ECONOMY)

WHO OWNS OUR DEBT?DEBT HELD BY PUBLIC, 1970-2010

SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

1947 1955 1963 1971 1979 1987 1995 2003 2011 2019 2027 2035 2043 2051 2059 2067 2075 208310

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80

Spending Tax Revenue

WE ARE IN A SPENDING-DRIVEN DEBT CRISISHISTORIC/PROJECTED SPENDING & REVENUE AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ECONOMY

SOURCE: OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET HISTORIC TABLES, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE; PROJECTIONS BASED ON THE CBO’S ALTERNATIVE FISCAL SCENARIO.

TAXPAYERS SUPPORTING EACH SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENT

1950

1960

2000

2009

2040

16.5

8.6

3.4

3.0

2.1

SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, THE 2010 ANNUAL REPOT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE

CONTROL, U.S. LIFE TABLES

RECIPIENT WORKERS

LIFE EXPECTANCY1950 68

1960 70

2000 76

2009 78

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