Spending cuts and revenue increases that have been legislated since 2011 will reduce the projected deficit by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, with three-quarters coming from spending cuts, almost exclusively in non-defense discretionary programs.
Com base nas actuais premissas económicas, os EUA necessitam de cerca de 4 biliões de dólares em poupanças para estabilizar o rácio dívida/PIB durante a próxima década.