Options for Cutting the Federal Budget
How entitlement reform would affect the US Treasury
In the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) May 2022 baseline projections, which reflect the assumption that current laws governing taxes and spending generally remain unchanged, federal debt held by the public rises from 98 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 to 110 percent of GDP in 2032 and 185 percent of GDP by 2052. …