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Defense

Education, Infrastructure, and Research

Social Security

Health Care

Slow Development of New Weapons Systems $70B 

Reduce the U.S. Navy Fleet from 272 to 230 Ships $130B 

Reduce Foreign Aid and International Program Spending $140B 

Replace Current Student Loan Subsidies with Income-Based Repayment $190B 

Limit Highway Spending to Current Revenue $180B 

Adopt the Chained CPI To Measure In�ation Across Government and The Tax Code $530B 

Raise Payroll Tax Rate by 1% $540B 

Reduce Prescription Drug Costs $270B 

Reform Medicare Provider Payments $280B 

Block Grant Medicaid and Grow Per-Person Spending With In�ation $1030B 

3/23/2018 Debtfixer | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

http://www.crfb.org/debtfixer/#step9 2/3

Defense

290

Investments

320

Debt as Percentage of GDP

70%

2028

40%

2050

Savings relative to current law (billions) $ 4360

Your Savings

Other Domestic Spending

Individual Income Tax

Other Taxes

Require States to Cover One-Quarter of the Cost of Food Stamps $250B 

Gradually Phase Out the Mortgage Interest Deduction $560B 

Establish a Floor on Giving for the Charitable Deduction $300B 

Move to a Destination-Based Cash Flow Tax $220B 

3/23/2018 Debtfixer | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

http://www.crfb.org/debtfixer/#step9 3/3

Social Security

1540

Health Care

1290

Domestic

220

Income Tax

680

Other Taxes

20