November 22, 2010
Cost of the Debt Drives Long-Term Spending Explosion
Veronique de Rugy
George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy
Key materials
Contact us
To speak with a scholar or learn more on this topic, visit our contact page.This chart by Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy shows the long-term path of federal spending, isolating three of its largest components: Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and interest on the debt. Using data from the Congressional Budget Office’s 2010 Long-Term Budget Outlook, this chart illustrates the harsh reality that if we do not deviate from our current path, the majority of future federal spending will be to finance the spending of the past.
Will More Defense Spending Translate to Better Security? | Creators
Veronique de Rugy