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U.S. Demographic and Economic Trends and Related Developing World Implications
Aged Population as a Share of Total U.S. Population Continues to Grow
Labor Force Growth
Social Security and Medicare's Hospital Insurance Trust Funds Face Cash Deficits as Baby Boomers Begin to Retire
Composition of Federal Spending by Budget Function
Composition of Spending as a Share of GDP Assuming Discretionary Spending Grows with GDP and the Tax Cuts Do Not Sunset
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid Spending as a Percent of GDP
U.S. Approach to Retirement Security
GAO and Social Insurance Reform
Other Industrialized Nations Face Similar Demographic and Economic Challenges
Implications of Demographic Challenges for the Developed World
Potential Consequences for the Developing World
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