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	Mandatory Spending Is Growing Over Time
	Long Term Debt in OMB 2014 Budget
	2014 Budget Plans Debt Comparison
	Debt Held by the Public Under Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Plans
	Where The Growth In Spending Comes From
	Federal Debt: 1990-2035
	Federal Debt: 1800-2035
	The Aging of the U.S. Population
	Interest Costs and Revenues Comparison
	Debt Held by Foreign Lenders
	Growing Social Security Deficits
	Federal Debt: 1800-2010
	Stabilizing the Debt Will Not Be Easy: The Size of the Problem
	Foreign Holders of Public Debt
	Economic Feedback Effects and Debt
	Long Term Spending Projections and Health Care
	The Size of Tax Expenditures
	Federal Deficits and Surpluses, 1800 to Present
	The Growth of Entitlement Programs
	Social Security Deficits Through 2035
	Interest Costs
	Worker-to-Beneficiary Ratio in the Social Security Program

	Revenues Under Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Plans
	Comparison of Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Plans
	Stabilizing the Debt Will Not Be Easy: The Size of the Problem
	Understanding the August 2011 Debt Deal
	Fiscal Commission Tax Proposal

	Health Savings in OMB 2014 Budget
	2014 Budget Plans Health Comparison
	Medicaid and Other Health Spending (Excluding Medicare) Under Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Plans
	Long-Term Federal Health Care Spending
	Medicare Spending Is a Growing Share of the Federal Budget
	Federal Health Spending, 1980-2037
	Growing Health Care Costs in the U.S.
	Health Care and R&D Cost Comparison
	Where The Growth In Spending Comes From
	Social Security, Health Care, and Defense Spending 1965-2010
	Comparing Medicaid Enrollment and Spending by Type of Beneficiary
	Dual Eligibles Receive Benefits from Medicare and Medicaid
	Government's Share of Health Care Costs is Rising
	Medicaid and CHIP cover nearly One-Third of American Children
	Medicaid Funds One-Third of National Home Health and Nursing Costs
	Medicare Covers a Large Portion of National Health Costs
	Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Varies Across Regions
	Medicare, Medicaid and Nursing Home Care Costs
	Out-of-Pocket Spending on Health Care is Declining
	Sources of Medicare Financing
	Spending on Elderly and Disabled Medicaid Beneficiaries is High
	The Composition of Medicaid Spending
	The Composition of Medicare Spending Over Time
	Medicare Spending at the End of Life
	The Growth of Entitlement Programs
	Long-Term Medicare Spending
	International Comparison – # of CT Exams Performed
	International Comparison – # of MRI Exams Performed
	International Ranking – Health Outcomes
	Medical Spending Grows with Age
	Per Capita Health Care Costs – International Comparison
	Regional Variation in Health Care Costs

	CPI Changes in OMB 2014 Budget
	Where The Growth In Spending Comes From
	Composition of Spending 1965-2010
	Growing Social Security Deficits
	Social Security, Health Care, and Defense Spending 1965-2010
	The Size of Tax Expenditures
	The Growth of Entitlement Programs
	Social Security Deficits through 2035
	Worker-to-Beneficiary Ratio in the Social Security Program
	Low-Income Seniors Rely on Social Security

	Defense Spending Under Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Plans
	Composition of Spending 1965-2012
	R&D and Interest Costs
	Social Security, Health Care, and Defense Spending 1965-2012
	The Size of Tax Expenditures
	U.S. Defense Spending Compared to Other Countries

	2014 Budget Plans Discretionary Spending Comparison
	Total Spending Under Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Plans
	Long-Term Federal Health Care Spending
	Composition of Spending 1965-2012
	R&D and Interest Costs
	Nondefense Discretionary Spending
	Interest Costs and Revenues Comparison
	Social Security, Health Care, and Defense Spending 1965-2012
	Interest Costs

	Statutory Corporate Tax Rates Across the G7
	Corporate Income Tax Revenue Across G7 Countries
	U.S. Corporate Tax Revenue and Corporate Tax Expenditures
	5 Biggest Tax Expenditures
	International Comparison – Tax Burdens
	Many Tax Expenditures Disproportionately Benefit the Wealthy
	The Size of Tax Expenditures
	Effective Federal Tax Rates
	Composition of Revenues 1935-2022
	Where Taxes Come from in 2012
	A Progressive Tax System
	Tax Expenditures Compared to Tax Revenues
	Who Pays Taxes

	Global Aging Trends, 2010-2050
	Household Debt, 1955-2011
	International Saving Comparison, 2000-2012
	State and Local Deficits
	The Aging of the U.S. Population
	The Savings Rate in Historical Perspective
	Personal Savings, 1950-2013
	Median Male Income Growth 1955-2010
	Shares of Income, 1980 & 2009
	The Growth of the Income of the Top 1%
	Worker-to-Beneficiary Ratio in the Social Security Program
	Trends in Income Growth, 1980-2009
	Low-Income Seniors Rely on Social Security
	Life Expectancy Varies by Income Level
	Trends in the Composition of the Elderly Population

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