Currently, Medicare claims about 11 percent of federal nonentitlement tax dollars.
By 2020, Medicare deficits will claim one in every five federal tax dollars that are not already dedicated to Medicare and Social Security.
This means that in just 9 years the federal government will have to stop doing one in every five things it does today if taxes are to remain at their current level and projected Medicare benefits are paid on behalf of the disabled and the elderly.
By 2030, the deficits in Medicare will claim one in every three general revenue dollars; by 2050, they will claim one in every two.
I meant that you made it sound like slashing our defense was just an unfortunate side effect of Obama’s scheme, as opposed to a calculated, intentional maneuver.
In other words, it’s by design.