The Future Sustainability of Social Insurance Programs
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Table of contents
- The Future Sustainability of Social Insurance Programs
- The Case for Change
- Life Expectancy at Birth Has Risen Around the World
- The Elderly Dependency Ratio is Projected to Increase Rapidly in Many Parts of the World
- Many Other Industrialized Nations Aging More Rapidly Than the United States
- Elderly Dependency Ratio Expected to Increase Faster in Most Other Industrialized Nations
- U.S. and China Benchmarks
- Implications of Demographic Challenges
- Health Expenditures Will Continue to Absorb an Increasing Share of GDP
- Policy Levers
- Options for Change: Increasing Female Labor Force Participation
- Options for Change: Increasing Labor Force Participation at Older Ages
- Options for Change: Increasing Immigration
- Options for Change: Increasing Private Saving
- GAO's Role: Addressing Current and Emerging Challenges
- GAO's Strategic Plan
- Composition of Federal Spending
- Selected Fiscal Exposures: Sources and Examples
- Composition of Spending as a Share of GDP Assuming Discretionary Spending Grows With the Economy After 2014 and All Expiring Tax Provisions are Not Extended
- Composition of Spending as a Share of GDP Assuming Discretionary Spending Grows With GDP After 2004 and All Expiring Tax Provisions Are Extended
- Social Security and Health Spending as a Percent of GDP
- Current Fiscal Policy Is Unsustainable
- We Need a 3-Pronged Approach
- 21st Century Questions
- 21st Century Questions (Cont'd)
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