到2046年，那些“强制性”福利项目的预计支出（社会保障和主要健康计划 ） ， 再加上债务利息，将高出政府当前税收水平下的收入。
By 2046, the projected outlays for the “mandatory” entitlement programs (Social Security and the major health programs), plus interest on the debt, would absorb more than all of the revenue that the government would collect with current tax rates.