CSPAN3 Key Capitol Hill Hearings March 28, 2015
65. By 2030 that number will have grown by 30 million. And by 2050, that number will have grown by 40 million. So as you can see, the percentage of the old old as you in the orange and yellow boxes in this chart grows very quickly. Again, if you think back to the chart in terms of the amount of per capita spending that increases as people age you see we are looking at a growing number of individuals who, in fact, will be the most expensive portion of the Medicare Program. At the same time we have fewer young people coming in and we have fewer people that are paying payroll taxes to essentially...
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