Charts - Surplus/Deficit Outlook
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Dramatic Deterioration in Budget Picture
8/17/2006
SBC - Democratic Staff
Long-Term Budget Outlook
8/17/2006
SBC - Democratic Staff
Senate GOP Budget: $71 Billion Worse Than Doing Nothing
3/9/2006
SBC - Democratic Staff
Bush Budget Hides Worsening Budget Outlook
8/15/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Bush Deficits Far Worse Than Scenarios Projected by CBO in 2001
7/13/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit as Share of Economy
7/13/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
GOP Budget Conference Report Increases the Deficit by $168 Billion Over 5 Years
4/28/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits Under GOP Budget Conference Report with Ongoing War Costs, AMT Reform, and Social Security Surplus Spent
4/28/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits Soar Since 2001
4/28/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Bush Budget Hides Worsening Budget Outlook
2/17/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Borrowing Social Security Reform Transition Costs Worsens Fiscal Outlook
2/1/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits with Bush Tax Cuts Made Permanent, AMT Reform, Bush Defense Buildup, and Ongoing War Costs
2/1/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Dramatic Deterioration in Budget Picture Over last Five Year
2/1/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
CBO's Ten-Year Unified baseline Estimate Understates Deficit
1/25/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits with Bush Tax Cuts Made Permanent, AMT Reform, Bush Defense Builduop, and Ongoing War Costs
1/25/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Borrowing Social Security Reform Transition Costs Worsens Fiscal Outlook
1/25/2005
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits with Bush Tax Cuts Made Permanent, Bush Defense Buildup, AMT Reform, and Ongoing War Costs
12/2/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits have Worsened in Each of the Last Four Years
12/2/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
$5.6 Trillion Surplus Projection Turned Into $3.5 Trillion Deficit Projection (FY 2002-2011)
12/2/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits Have Worsened in Each of the last Four Years
11/17/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits Have Worsened in Each of the last Four Years
11/17/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
$5.6 Trillion Surplus projection Turned Into $3.5 Trillion Deficit Projection (FY 2002-2011)
11/17/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits in 2003 and 2004 Far Exceed Previous Record in Dollar Terms
10/20/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits with Bush tax Cuts Made Permanent, Bush Defense Buildup, AMT Reform, and Ongoing War Costs
9/7/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits in 2003 and 2004 Far Exceed Previous Record in Dollar Terms
9/23/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Increase in Debt in 2004 is far Greater Than the $422 Billion Deficit
9/7/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Reagan vs. Bush vs. Clinton vs. Bush Fiscal Accomplishments (UPDATED)
9/7/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits Have Worsened Every Year Since President Bush Took Office
9/7/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Reagan vs. Bush vs. Clinton vs. Bush Fiscal Accomplishments
8/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits Have Worsened Every Year Since President Bush Took Office
8/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
CBO Report on Long-Term Budget outlook Shows Bush Tax Cuts Exploding Deficit
3/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
House Budget Plan Increases the Deficit by $301 Billion Over 5 Years
3/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Senate Budget Plan Increases the Deficit by $178 Billion Over 5 Years
3/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Bush Claim That He Will Cut Deficit in Half by 2009 is Not Credible
3/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits Skyrockets with Bush Budget Policies, AMT Reform, and Ongoing War Costs
3/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit as a Share of Economy Nears Highest Level Since 1945
3/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits in 2003 and 2004 Far Exceed Previous Record in Dollar Terms
3/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
President Bush Takes US from biggest Surplus to Biggest Deficit in Three Years
3/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit as a Share of Economy Nears Highest Level Since 1945
2/5/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits in 2003 and 2004 Far Exceed Previous Record in Dollar Terms
2/5/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
President Bush takes Us From Biggest Surplus Ever to Biggest Deficit Ever
2/5/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits Skyrocket with Extension of GOP Tax Cuts, AMT Reform, & Bush Defense Policies
2/5/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
The Next Ten Years: The Budget "Sweet" Spot
2/5/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Tax Cuts Explode as Trust Fund Cash Surpluses Become Deficits
2/5/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Bush Claim That He Will Cut Deficit in Half by 2009 is Not Credible
2/2/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Skyrocketing Deficits, Assuming Extension of GOP Tax Cuts and AMT Reform
1/26/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
President Takes Us from Biggest Surplus Ever to Biggest Deficit Ever
1/26/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits in 2003 and 2004 Far Exceed Previous Record in Dollar Terms (Updated)
1/26/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit as a Share of Economy Nears Highest Level Since End of WWII (Updated)
1/26/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Pres. Bush Takes Us From Biggest Surplus to Biggest Deficit in Three Years
1/20/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficits in 2003 and 2004 Far Exceed Previous Record in Dollar Terms (Updated)
1/20/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit as a Share of Economy Nears Highest Level Since End of WWII
1/20/2004
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit as a Share of Economy Has Not Reached This Level Since End of WWII
9/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit This Year and Next Will Far Exceed Previous Record in Dollar Terms
9/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Skyrocketing Deficits, Including Additional Budget Policies (Without Social Security)
9/3/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Reasons for $9.7 Trillion Reversal in Surplus Projections FY 2002-2011
9/3/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit This Year and Next Will Far Exceed Previous Record in Dollar Terms
9/3/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit This Year Will Far Exceed Previous Record in Dollar Terms
7/16/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Deficit as a Share of Economy Has Reached This Level Only Once Since the End of World War II
7/16/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
77% of the Decline in the FY2003 Surplus is Explained by Lower Revenues
5/16/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Goldman Sachs Projects 2004-2013 Deficit of $4.2 Trillion Long-Term Budget Outlook Far Worse than Official Projected
5/6/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Uncertainty in Surplus Projections
4/11/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Skyrocketing Deficits Under GOP Budget Conference Report
4/11/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Reasons for $7.6 Trillion Reversal in Surplus Projections (FY2002-2011)
4/11/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Unified Surplus Disappears Under GOP Budget Policies Nearly $7.6 Trillion Reversal in 2 Years (FY 2002-2011)
4/11/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Skyrocketing Deficits Under Chairman's Mark (Without Social Security)
3/17/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Surplus Declines by Nearly $7.7 Trillion
in 2 Years Under President's Budget Policies
3/17/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Bush Policies Raid Social Security Trust Funds
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Skyrocketing Deficits Under
President's Policies
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
The Next Ten Years:
The Budget "Sweet" Spot
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Uncertainty in Surplus Projections
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Unified Surplus Declines by $7.7 Trillion in 2 Years
2/12/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Unified Surplus Declines by $7.2 Trillion in 2 Years
1/13/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
- Revised CBO "Estimated" Baseline with Bush Policies
1/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Surpluses and Deficits without Social Security
1/15/2003
SBC - Democratic Staff
Changes in Baseline Surplus and Deficit Totals January -- August 2002
8/27/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Unified Surplus Declines by $6 Trillion in 20 Months with President's Budget Policies
(FY 2002-2011)
8/27/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Changes in the Total Budget Surplus
FY 2002-11
8/27/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Changes in Baseline Surplus and Deficit
Totals
January 2001 -- August 2002
8/22/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
A Return to an Era of Deficits
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Bush Budget Raids $1.8 Trillion of the Social Security Surplus
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Trends in Spending and Revenues (Unified Budget)
6/18/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Unified Surplus Declines by More Than $6 Trillion in One Year Under the President's Budget (FY 2002-2011)
6/14/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Surplus Declines by $5 Trillion in One Year Change in Unified Surplus
2/27/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Percentage of Soc. Sec. Trust Fund Surpluses Used for Other Government Spending (FY 1996-2004)
2/27/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Surplus Without Social Security and Medicare is Gone
2/27/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
A Return to an Era of Deficits
2/27/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Uncertainty in Surplus Projections
1/23/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Changes in the Total Budget Surplus FY 2002-11
1/23/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Surplus Without Social Security and Medicare is Gone
1/23/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Surplus Declines by $4 Trillion in One Year
1/23/2002
SBC - Democratic Staff
Changes in the Total Budget Surplus Since May
SBC - Democratic Staff
Additional Demands on the Budget - FY 2002-11
SBC - Democratic Staff
Possible Outlook for the Total Budget Surplus - FY 2002-11 (Assumes Senate GOP Stimulus Plan)
SBC - Democratic Staff
Republican Stimulus Plan Adds $146 Billion more to Deficits than Democratic Stimulus Plan (FY 2002-04)
SBC - Democratic Staff
Changes in the Total Budget Surplus FY 2002-11 (Assumes Senate GOP Stimulus Package)
SBC - Democratic Staff
Changes in the Total Budget Surplus FY 2002-11 (Assumes Senate Democratic Stimulus Package)
SBC - Democratic Staff
Changes in the Total Budget Surplus FY 2002-11 (Assumes Senate GOP Stimulus Package)
SBC - Democratic Staff
CBO Surplus and Deficit Estimates - August Update
SBC - Democratic Staff
What Happened to the Surplus?
FY 2002-11
SBC - Democratic Staff
What Happened to the Surplus?
Change in 2001 Surplus without counting Social Secuirty and Medicare
SBC - Democratic Staff
What Happened to the Surplus?
Change in 2002 Surplus without Counting Social Security and Medicare
SBC - Democratic Staff
What Happened to the Surplus?
Change in 2002 Surplus without Counting Social Security and Medicare
SBC - Democratic Staff
Long-Term Outlook for the "Available" Surplus
SBC - Democratic Staff
Outlook for the "Available" Surplus
SBC - Democratic Staff
Short and Long Term Surplus Outlook
SBC - Democratic Staff
Statement of Findings in Sessions-Domenici Amendment that Every GOP Senator Voted for: 3/13/2001
SBC - Democratic Staff
Medicare Raid in FY01 Assuming Bush Tax Cuts, Budget Res. & Lindsey Estimate
SBC - Democratic Staff
Soc. Sec. & Medicare Raid in FY02 Assuming Bush Tax Cuts, Budget Res.& Goldman Sachs Estimate
SBC - Democratic Staff
Reduction in Non-Social Security, Non-Medicare Surplus in FY01 Based on Lindsey Estimate
SBC - Democratic Staff
Reduction in Non-Social Security, Non-Medicare Surplus in FY02 Based on Goldman Sachs Estimate
SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Uncertainty with the Bush Tax Cut
SBC - Democratic Staff
GDP Growth Forecasts for 2001
SBC - Democratic Staff
Productivity Growth 1996-2001
SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Surplus Considerations
SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Surplus Considerations
SBC - Democratic Staff
CBO Surplus Projections
for FY 2001-2011
SBC - Democratic Staff
CBO Budget Projections - January 2001
Ten Year Totals (2002-2011)
SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Uncertainty:
How uncertain are these projections?
SBC - Democratic Staff
Uncertainty in CBO's Projections
of the Surplus Under Current Policies
Congressional Budget Office
of the Surplus Under Current Policies
Congressional Budget Office
What if Surplus Estimates are Wrong?
SBC - Democratic Staff
Uncertainty in CBO Surplus Estimates
$2.4 Trillion Change in 1 year
SBC - Democratic Staff
Long Term Budget Outlook
Unified Deficits as a Share of GDP
SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Outlook:
Is there still a long-term problem?
SBC - Democratic Staff
If the economy is slowing,
why are surpluses growing?
SBC - Democratic Staff
Surpluses are Saved
SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Surplus Considerations
SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Surplus Considerations
SBC - Democratic Staff
CBO Surplus Projections
for FY 2001-2011
SBC - Democratic Staff
CBO Budget Projections - January 2001
Ten Year Totals (2002-2011)
SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Uncertainty:
How uncertain are these projections?
SBC - Democratic Staff
Uncertainty in CBO's Projections
of the Surplus Under Current Policies
Congressional Budget Office
of the Surplus Under Current Policies
Congressional Budget Office
What if Surplus Estimates are Wrong?
SBC - Democratic Staff
Uncertainty in CBO Surplus Estimates
$2.4 Trillion Change in 1 year
SBC - Democratic Staff
Long Term Budget Outlook
Unified Deficits as a Share of GDP
SBC - Democratic Staff
Budget Outlook:
Is there still a long-term problem?
SBC - Democratic Staff
If the economy is slowing,
why are surpluses growing?
SBC - Democratic Staff
Surpluses are Saved
SBC - Democratic Staff