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To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (22309)	1/21/2005 6:58:26 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 80936

Nikole > $50 trillion" number include uncovered liabilities for SS and Medicare until 2050 or 2070 OK, thanks. Very theoretical. PS. I see you changed your name from Nikita Yakubovich. Was that to avoid the KGB? Or the IRS?

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (22309)	1/21/2005 12:47:28 PM
From: philv	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 80936

If anyone is interested, here is a site which comes close to affirming your figure. Does anyone really know or care? mwhodges.home.att.net In terms of just the "national" or government debt, here is the breakdown between private/intergovernmental of the 7.6 trillion publicdebt.treas.gov But all is well according to Kudlow because the deficit is shrinking fast. nationalreview.com A last link which I find interesting breaks down the yearly US budget. Three items outstrip all others by a wide margin. Defense, Health & Human Services, and Debt charges. federalbudget.com