Welcome to the Financial Reality (& Negative Trend) of USA Inc.
F2010 Cash Flow = -$1.3 Trillion; Net Worth = -$44 Trillion
USA Inc. Annual Cash Flow & Year-End Net Worth, F1996 — F2010 BAGS 6 m2 ce me — mn ae oc ms mn = a ws — a HS $15,000
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$1,200 mmm Cash Flow (leftaxis) = - A -$45,000
>= Net Worth (right axis) ¥ $1600 oo -$60,000 F1996 F1998 F2000 F2002 F2004 F2006 F2008 F2010
Note: USA federal fiscal year ends in September; Cash flow = total revenue — total spending on a cash basis; net worth includes unfunded future liabilities from
Social Security and Medicare on an accrual basis over the next 75 years. *One-time expenses in F2008 include $14B payments to Freddie Mac; F2009
includes $279B net TARP payouts, $97B payment to Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac and $40B stimulus spending on discretionary items; F2010 includes $26B net
TARP income, $137B stimulus spending and $41B payment to Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. F2010 net worth improved dramatically owing to revised actuarial
estimates for Medicare program resulted from the Healthcare reform legislation. For more definitions, see next slide. Source: cash flow per White House Office
KP of Management and Budget; net worth per Dept. of Treasury, “2010 Financial Report of the U.S. Government.” www.kpcb.com
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Think About That...
The previous chart is in TRILLIONS of dollars. Just
because million, billion and trillion rhyme, doesn't mean that they are even close to the same quantity.
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