Thursday, December 23, 2010

Government Financial Report 2010 - John Williams

My Blog- KWN: "...The GAO went so far as to run an 'Illustrative Alternative Scenario' (page 130) to the government’s happy Medicare adjustments, with the net effect of showing a net present value of unfunded Medicare liabilities (open group) $12.4 trillion higher than that used in the formal accounting. The alternative assumptions appear more realistic than the politicized data used in getting ACA enacted.

...Broader GAAP-based federal deficits, including the Social Security and Medicare unfunded liabilities, have been in the $4 trillion to $5 trillion range in 2008 and 2009, and 2010’s deficit again likely was near $5 trillion, remaining both uncontainable and unsustainable. The federal government cannot cover such an annual shortfall by raising taxes, as there are not enough untaxed wages and salaries or corporate profits to do so. On the spending side, all government spending, except Social Security and Medicare could be cut, but the broad GAAP results still would be in deficit..

..The GAO went so far as to run an "Illustrative Alternative Scenario" (page 130) to the government’s happy Medicare adjustments, with the net effect of showing a net present value of unfunded Medicare liabilities (open group) $12.4 trillion higher than that used in the formal accounting. The alternative assumptions appear more realistic than the politicized data used in getting ACA enacted.."

Norton's comment: So, that is a long way of saying the US Government is BROKE! So, I you ready to fend for yourself?  Independent power supply. Heat. Telecommunications. Water supply. food inventory.

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