Forecasts by the Congressional Budget Office Show Spending on Social

Forecasts by the Congressional Budget Office show spending on Social Security,Medicare,and Medicaid rising from 10.4 percent of GDP in 2017 to ________ percent of GDP in 2090,and by 2090 the federal government will be spending,as a fraction of GDP,________ on these three programs as it currently spends on all programs combined.

A) 16.2 percent; nearly as much
B) 16.2 percent; half as much
C) 19.7 percent; nearly as much
D) 19.7 percent; half as much

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