2 D ISCRETIONARY S PENDING A UTOPILOT S PENDING TOTAL SPENDING FY 2013 = $3.55 TRILLION
3 TOTAL RECEIPTS 2013 (in Billions)
FEDERAL SPENDING VS. SEQUESTRATION
SEQUESTRATION VS. PRESIDENT’S TAX HIKES
SPENDING IS THE PROBLEM
WHERE IS OUR MONEY GOING? (G OVERNMENT S PENDING AS A S HARE OF E CONOMY ) S OURCE : CBO
8 PROJECTED DEFICIT PATHS ( IN B ILLIONS OF D OLLARS )
H EALTH C ARE C OSTS ARE THE P RIMARY D RIVER OF THE D EBT (G OVERNMENT S PENDING AS A S HARE OF E CONOMY )
H OUSE P LAN F OR F ULL R ECOVERY 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
T OTAL G OVERNMENT S PENDING ( AS A S HARE OF E CONOMY )
A C HOICE OF T WO F UTURES (D EBT AS A S HARE OF E CONOMY )
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 2009January 2013
OUR NATIONAL DEBT
REFERENCE MATERIALS
TAX REVENUES DO NOT CORRELATE WELL WITH TAX RATES
TAX REVENUES ARE HIGHLY CORRELATED WITH GDP
W HO B ENEFITS F ROM T AX L OOPHOLES A VERAGE PER P ERSON B ENEFIT B Y C ATEGORY OF E ARNERS
WHO BEARS THE TAX BURDEN? (SHARE OF INCOME TAX BURDEN)
W HO O WNS O UR D EBT ? (D EBT H ELD BY P UBLIC, )
BCA = SEQUESTERATRA = FISCAL CLIFF BILL HOW THE FISCAL CLIFF AND SEQUESTER AFFECTS OUR DEBT
T OTAL S PENDING IN FY 2010 = $3.5 T RILLION (O UTLAYS IN B ILLIONS OF D OLLARS )