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Even Adjusting For Cyclical Impact of Recessions, USA Inc.’s 2010 Structural Operating Loss = -$817 Billion vs. -$78 Billion 15 Years Ago USA Inc. Annual Operating Surplus / Deficit, Structural vs. Cyclical’, F1996 — F2010 GAGE) a eee en es ns cn a a a nn mT aT A EC aT 2 al |...

…Medicare + Social Security) + Underfunded Entitlement Expenditures (Medicaid) = Among Largest Long-Term Liabilities on USA Inc.'s Balance Sheet USA Balance Sheet Liabilities Composition, F2010 Unfunded Medicaid* Medicare $35.3T Unfunded $22.8T All se Veteran Federal Social Oth...

Overview of USA Inc.’s Key Financial Challenges & Potential and/or Solutions Financial Net Present Cost! Mathematical Illustrations Rank Challenge ($T / % of 2010 GDP) and/or Potential Policy Solutions? * Isolate and address the drivers of medical cost inflation 1 Medicaid $35...

Gross Debt Level = Approaching 100% of GDP USA Gross Federal Debt as % of GDP, 1940 — 2010 FIT wm — ee a = es me nn = i me Hs Ss 100% 80% 60% Debt Held By the Public Gross Debt As % of GDP 40% 20% 0% [ T T T T T T T 1940 1946 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000...

…h by Category: Entitlement Spending Growing Much Faster than Other Expenses and 2% Higher than GDP Growth 1965 — 2005 USA Real Federal Expenses Growth by Category vs. Real GDP Growth Expenses Growth ‘05 vs. 40-yr 4965YY 2005Y/Y |40-yrCAGR| Variance Comments Entitlement Exp...

…cal solutions; 3) develop support in key constituencies; and 4) determine the right timing to deliver the solutions. USA Inc. uses each of these guideposts, and more; it is full of ideas that can help us build a better future for our children and our country. First, Mary Meek...

Millions of Americans have come to rely on Medicare and Medicaid — and spending has skyrocketed, to 21% of USA Inc.’s total expenses (or $724B) in F2010, up from 5% forty years ago. Together, Medicaid and Medicare — the programs providing health insurance to low-income household...

…l policy (increase direct spending + investment) to offset near-term shortfalls in private demand. ¢ In the long term, USA Inc. cannot sustain higher levels of direct spending / investment without crowding out private consumption / investment. ¢ Therefore, USA Inc. should prior...

Overview of USA Inc.’s Key Financial Challenges & Potential and/or Solutions Financial Net Present Cost! Mathematical Illustrations Rank Challenge ($T / % of 2010 GDP) and/or Potential Policy Solutions? * Isolate and address the drivers of medical cost inflation 1 Medicaid $35...

But USA Inc. Has Steadily Scaled Back Investment in Technology R&D Since the 1960s...the Good News is That Private Industry Has Picked Up Lots of Slack, So Far Total USA Technology Research & Development Spending as % of GDP by Funding Source, 1953 — 2008 = Other (Non-Profit /...

… billion or less! as banks continue to pay back their loans and automakers / AIG seek IPOs / sales to realize value of USA Inc.’s equity stake. May grow from net $152 billion to ~$160 billion (or higher)? as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac losses on loan guarantees stabilize and the...

Drill Down on USA Inc. Periodic Large One-Time Charges Rising Debt Periodic Large Level & Interest One-Time Payments Charges Entitlement Spending Note: *denotes F2010 net income / net loss of respective programs, data per White House OMB. 1) Medicare and Social Security net l...

…nology + Infrastructure + Education Investments Drove ~90% of Labor Productivity Growth for Past ~30 Years Sources of USA Average Labor Productivity Growth, 1977-2000 = Technology Investment i Infrastructure & Other Investment 1 Education (Labor Quality) 1 Other (Total Fact...

…veloped without sufficient dedicated funding. Here we drill down on the funding trends for entitlement plans ... KP i USA Inc. | Income Statement Drilldown = 73 Entitlement Spending: Expenses Up 2x Over 15 Years Annual Entitlement Spending Per Household = $16,600 per Year US...

…awrence H. Summers The mood of much of the world is grim these days. Turmoil in the Middle East, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of refugees; random terrorist attacks across the globe; geopolitical tensions in eastern Europe and Asia; the end of the commodity...