The Long-Term Budget Outlook

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Abstract:

As health care costs continue to grow faster than the economy and the baby-boom generation nears eligibility for Social Security and Medicare, the United States faces inevitable decisions about the fundamentals of its spending policies and its means of financing those policies. This Congressional Budget Office report looks at a range of possible paths for federal spending and revenues through 2050 and combines them into various hypothetical scenarios.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
Supplementary Note:
The original document contains color images.
Pagination:
0067

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
CBO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5.4_Decide
Communities of Interest:
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Descriptor(s):
*FEDERAL BUDGETS, *ECONOMIC FORECASTING, CONGRESS, POLICIES, TAXES, MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICAL SERVICES, PLANNING PROGRAMMING BUDGETING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Economics and Cost Analysis
Report Date:
2005 Dec 01
Creation Date:
2007 Jun 20