Source: Financial Report of the U.S. Government
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Frequency: Annual

This line item comes from a footnote disclosure about social insurance programs like Social Security and Medicare. It reports an estimate for the magnitude of spending cuts and/or tax increases required to keep the federal debt to GDP ratio from rising in the future, as a percent of GDP.

Suggested Citation: Financial Report of the U.S. Government, by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury