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Entitlement Spending Will Nearly Double by 2050

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Spending on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and the Obamacare subsidies will soar as 78 million baby boomers retire and health care costs climb. Total spending on federal health care programs will more than double. Future generations will be left with an untenable debt burden.

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PERCENTAGE OF GDP

Entitlement Spending Will Nearly Double by 2050

Source: Congressional Budget Office (Alternative Fiscal Scenario).