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Strategies & Market Trends : The Epic American Credit and Bond Bubble Laboratory
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To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (29415)3/25/2005 10:20:51 PM
From: CalculatedRisk  Read Replies (1) of 110194
 
Good point. The GAO put an excellent report last month that listed the liabilities:
gao.gov

Explicit Liabilities
Publicly held debt ($3,913)
Military and civilian pension and post-retirement health ($2,857)
Veterans benefits payable ($955)
Environmental and disposal liabilities ($250)
Loan guarantees ($35)

Explicit Financial commitments
Undelivered orders ($596)
Long-term leases ($47)

Financial contingencies
Unadjudicated claims ($9)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ($86)
Other national insurance programs ($7)
Government corporations e.g., Ginnie Mae

Exposures implied by current policies or the public's expectations about the role of government
Debt held by government accounts ($2,859)b
Future Social Security benefit payments ($3,699)c
Future Medicare Part A benefit payments ($8,236)c
Future Medicare Part B benefit payments ($11,416)c
Future Medicare Part D benefit payments ($8,119) c
Life cycle cost including deferred and future maintenance and operating costs (amount unknown)
Government Sponsored Enterprises e.g., Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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