tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post2510504369856799216..comments2023-11-12T06:43:00.060-05:00Comments on Notes on Social Security Reform: NCPA on 2009 Social Security and Medicare ProjectionsAndrew G. Biggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617460431856611873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post-32191039215079563812009-06-12T13:45:05.102-04:002009-06-12T13:45:05.102-04:00I think the time horizon might account for part of...I think the time horizon might account for part of the differences. E.g., 75-years or infinite horizon. Also, Medicare obligations are tough to measure, since much of them are funded from general revenues and therefore never (technically, at least) 'unfunded.'Andrew G. Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617460431856611873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post-64100858778509823342009-06-12T12:37:44.341-04:002009-06-12T12:37:44.341-04:00The numbers in this paper are considerably higher ...The numbers in this paper are considerably higher than those in <br />the Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Report of the United States Government (http://www.gao.gov/financial/fy2008financialreport.html).<br /><br />Specifically, Social Security is listed there as around $6 trillion while Medicare as a whole is around $35 trillion.<br /><br />Does anyone understand the basis of these differences?John Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331996927870016980noreply@blogger.com