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Year Social Security Outlays Health Outlays Other Outlays Interest 2000 4.1 a 3.4 a 8.4 a 2.24 a 2001 4.2 a 3.6 a 8.4 a 2 a 2002 4.3 a 3.8 a 9.4 a 1.61 a 2003 4.3 a 4 a 10 a 1.37 a 2004 4.2 a 4 a 10 a 1.35 a 2005 4.2 a 4.2 a 10.1 a 1.46 a 2006 4.1 a 4.2 a 10.1 a 1.69 a 2007 4.2 a 4.5 a 9.3 a 1.69 a 2008 4.3 a 4.6 a 10.2 a 1.76 a 2009 4.9 a 5.4 a 13.7 a 1.34 a 2010 4.9 a 5.5 a 12.3 a 1.35 a 2011 4.8 a 5.5 a 12.1 a 1.52 a 2012 5 e 5.4 e 11.6 e 1.4 e 2013 5.1 e 5.5 e 10.4 e 1.5 e 2014 5.2 e 6 e 9.5 e 1.5 e 2015 5.1 e 6.2 e 9 e 1.6 e 2016 5.1 e 6.4 e 8.6 e 1.8 e 2017 5.1 e 6.4 e 8.2 e 2 e 2018 5.1 e 6.4 e 7.8 e 2.2 e 2019 5.2 e 6.6 e 7.7 e 2.3 e 2020 5.3 e 6.7 e 7.5 e 2.4 e 2021 5.4 e 6.9 e 7.4 e 2.4 e 2022 5.4 e 7.2 e 7.3 e 2.5 e 2023 5.6 e 7.3 e 7.3 e 2.6 e 2024 5.7 e 7.4 e 7.3 e 2.7 e 2025 5.7 e 7.6 e 7.3 e 2.9 e 2026 5.8 e 7.7 e 7.2 e 3 e 2027 5.8 e 7.9 e 7.2 e 2.9 e 2028 5.9 e 8 e 7.2 e 2.9 e 2029 5.9 e 8.1 e 7.2 e 2.9 e 2030 6 e 8.4 e 7.1 e 2.9 e 2031 6.1 e 8.5 e 7.1 e 2.8 e 2032 6.1 e 8.7 e 7.1 e 2.8 e 2033 6.2 e 8.9 e 7 e 2.8 e 2034 6.1 e 9 e 7 e 2.8 e 2035 6.1 e 9.2 e 7 e 2.7 e 2036 6.2 e 9.4 e 6.9 e 2.7 e 2037 6.2 e 9.6 e 6.9 e 2.7 e 2038 6.1 e 9.7 e 6.9 e 2.6 e 2039 6.1 e 9.9 e 6.8 e 2.6 e 2040 6.1 e 10 e 6.8 e 2.5 e 2041 6.1 e 10.1 e 6.8 e 2.5 e 2042 6.1 e 10.3 e 6.8 e 2.4 e 2043 6.1 e 10.4 e 6.7 e 2.4 e 2044 6 e 10.6 e 6.7 e 2.3 e 2045 6 e 10.7 e 6.7 e 2.3 e 2046 6 e 10.9 e 6.7 e 2.2 e 2047 6.1 e 11 e 6.6 e 2.1 e 2048 6.1 e 11.1 e 6.6 e 2 e 2049 6.1 e 11.3 e 6.6 e 1.9 e 2050 6.1 e 11.4 e 6.6 e 1.9 e 2051 6.1 e 11.5 e 6.5 e 1.8 e 2052 6.1 e 11.7 e 6.5 e 1.7 e 2053 6.1 e 11.8 e 6.5 e 1.6 e 2054 6.2 e 11.9 e 6.4 e 1.5 e 2055 6.2 e 12 e 6.4 e 1.4 e 2056 6.2 e 12.2 e 6.4 e 1.4 e 2057 6.3 e 12.3 e 6.3 e 1.2 e 2058 6.3 e 12.4 e 6.3 e 1.2 e 2059 6.3 e 12.6 e 6.3 e 1.1 e 2060 6.3 e 12.7 e 6.2 e 1 e 2061 6.3 e 12.9 e 6.2 e 0.9 e 2062 6.4 e 13 e 6.2 e 0.8 e 2063 6.4 e 13.2 e 6.1 e 0.7 e 2064 6.4 e 13.3 e 6.1 e 0.6 e 2065 6.4 e 13.4 e 6.1 e 0.5 e 2066 6.4 e 13.6 e 6 e 0.4 e 2067 6.4 e 13.8 e 6 e 0.3 e 2068 6.4 e 13.9 e 5.9 e 0.2 e 2069 6.4 e 14 e 5.9 e 0.1 e 2070 6.5 e 14.2 e 5.8 e 0 e 2071 6.5 e 14.4 e 5.8 e -0.1 e 2072 6.5 e 14.5 e 5.7 e -0.2 e 2073 6.5 e 14.7 e 5.7 e -0.3 e 2074 6.5 e 14.8 e 5.7 e -0.3 e 2075 6.5 e 15 e 5.6 e -0.4 e 2076 6.5 e 15.1 e 5.5 e -0.5 e 2077 6.5 e 15.3 e 5.5 e -0.6 e 2078 6.5 e 15.5 e 5.5 e -0.7 e 2079 6.5 e 15.6 e 5.4 e -0.8 e 2080 6.6 e 15.7 e 5.3 e -0.9 e 2081 6.6 e 15.9 e 5.3 e -1 e 2082 6.6 e 16 e 5.2 e -1.1 e 2083 6.6 e 16.1 e 5.2 e -1.2 e 2084 6.6 e 16.3 e 5.1 e -1.2 e 2085 6.6 e 16.4 e 5.1 e -1.3 e 2086 6.6 e 16.5 e 5 e -1.4 e 2087 6.7 e 16.7 e 4.9 e -1.5 e Legend: a - actual reported e - estimated by CBO in 2012 Source: http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43288

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Below is a formatted version of the data displayed in the chart.

CBO Long Term Budget Outlook
Fiscal Years 2000 to 2087
Year	Social Security Outlays		Health Care Outlays		Other Outlays		Interest
2000	4.1	a	3.4	a	8.4	a	2.24	a
2001	4.2	a	3.6	a	8.4	a	2	a
2002	4.3	a	3.8	a	9.4	a	1.61	a
2003	4.3	a	4	a	10	a	1.37	a
2004	4.2	a	4	a	10	a	1.35	a
2005	4.2	a	4.2	a	10.1	a	1.46	a
2006	4.1	a	4.2	a	10.1	a	1.69	a
2007	4.2	a	4.5	a	9.3	a	1.69	a
2008	4.3	a	4.6	a	10.2	a	1.76	a
2009	4.9	a	5.4	a	13.7	a	1.34	a
2010	4.9	a	5.5	a	12.3	a	1.35	a
2011	4.8	a	5.5	a	12.1	a	1.52	a
2012	5	e	5.4	e	11.6	e	1.4	e
2013	5.1	e	5.5	e	10.4	e	1.5	e
2014	5.2	e	6	e	9.5	e	1.5	e
2015	5.1	e	6.2	e	9	e	1.6	e
2016	5.1	e	6.4	e	8.6	e	1.8	e
2017	5.1	e	6.4	e	8.2	e	2	e
2018	5.1	e	6.4	e	7.8	e	2.2	e
2019	5.2	e	6.6	e	7.7	e	2.3	e
2020	5.3	e	6.7	e	7.5	e	2.4	e
2021	5.4	e	6.9	e	7.4	e	2.4	e
2022	5.4	e	7.2	e	7.3	e	2.5	e
2023	5.6	e	7.3	e	7.3	e	2.6	e
2024	5.7	e	7.4	e	7.3	e	2.7	e
2025	5.7	e	7.6	e	7.3	e	2.9	e
2026	5.8	e	7.7	e	7.2	e	3	e
2027	5.8	e	7.9	e	7.2	e	2.9	e
2028	5.9	e	8	e	7.2	e	2.9	e
2029	5.9	e	8.1	e	7.2	e	2.9	e
2030	6	e	8.4	e	7.1	e	2.9	e
2031	6.1	e	8.5	e	7.1	e	2.8	e
2032	6.1	e	8.7	e	7.1	e	2.8	e
2033	6.2	e	8.9	e	7	e	2.8	e
2034	6.1	e	9	e	7	e	2.8	e
2035	6.1	e	9.2	e	7	e	2.7	e
2036	6.2	e	9.4	e	6.9	e	2.7	e
2037	6.2	e	9.6	e	6.9	e	2.7	e
2038	6.1	e	9.7	e	6.9	e	2.6	e
2039	6.1	e	9.9	e	6.8	e	2.6	e
2040	6.1	e	10	e	6.8	e	2.5	e
2041	6.1	e	10.1	e	6.8	e	2.5	e
2042	6.1	e	10.3	e	6.8	e	2.4	e
2043	6.1	e	10.4	e	6.7	e	2.4	e
2044	6	e	10.6	e	6.7	e	2.3	e
2045	6	e	10.7	e	6.7	e	2.3	e
2046	6	e	10.9	e	6.7	e	2.2	e
2047	6.1	e	11	e	6.6	e	2.1	e
2048	6.1	e	11.1	e	6.6	e	2	e
2049	6.1	e	11.3	e	6.6	e	1.9	e
2050	6.1	e	11.4	e	6.6	e	1.9	e
2051	6.1	e	11.5	e	6.5	e	1.8	e
2052	6.1	e	11.7	e	6.5	e	1.7	e
2053	6.1	e	11.8	e	6.5	e	1.6	e
2054	6.2	e	11.9	e	6.4	e	1.5	e
2055	6.2	e	12	e	6.4	e	1.4	e
2056	6.2	e	12.2	e	6.4	e	1.4	e
2057	6.3	e	12.3	e	6.3	e	1.2	e
2058	6.3	e	12.4	e	6.3	e	1.2	e
2059	6.3	e	12.6	e	6.3	e	1.1	e
2060	6.3	e	12.7	e	6.2	e	1	e
2061	6.3	e	12.9	e	6.2	e	0.9	e
2062	6.4	e	13	e	6.2	e	0.8	e
2063	6.4	e	13.2	e	6.1	e	0.7	e
2064	6.4	e	13.3	e	6.1	e	0.6	e
2065	6.4	e	13.4	e	6.1	e	0.5	e
2066	6.4	e	13.6	e	6	e	0.4	e
2067	6.4	e	13.8	e	6	e	0.3	e
2068	6.4	e	13.9	e	5.9	e	0.2	e
2069	6.4	e	14	e	5.9	e	0.1	e
2070	6.5	e	14.2	e	5.8	e	0	e
2071	6.5	e	14.4	e	5.8	e	-0.1	e
2072	6.5	e	14.5	e	5.7	e	-0.2	e
2073	6.5	e	14.7	e	5.7	e	-0.3	e
2074	6.5	e	14.8	e	5.7	e	-0.3	e
2075	6.5	e	15	e	5.6	e	-0.4	e
2076	6.5	e	15.1	e	5.5	e	-0.5	e
2077	6.5	e	15.3	e	5.5	e	-0.6	e
2078	6.5	e	15.5	e	5.5	e	-0.7	e
2079	6.5	e	15.6	e	5.4	e	-0.8	e
2080	6.6	e	15.7	e	5.3	e	-0.9	e
2081	6.6	e	15.9	e	5.3	e	-1	e
2082	6.6	e	16	e	5.2	e	-1.1	e
2083	6.6	e	16.1	e	5.2	e	-1.2	e
2084	6.6	e	16.3	e	5.1	e	-1.2	e
2085	6.6	e	16.4	e	5.1	e	-1.3	e
2086	6.6	e	16.5	e	5	e	-1.4	e
2087	6.7	e	16.7	e	4.9	e	-1.5	e
Legend: a - actual reported e - estimated by CBO in 2012 Source: CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook 2012.

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U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates History, 1913-2011
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US Population Estimates from 1900
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2005 Census of Governments - Finance Technical Documentation
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