Who Pays This? — United States

Real-time economic counters

Accumulated (Fiscal Year)

Federal debt (gross)
Federal deficit
Interest on the debt
Federal government revenues

Today

Deficit today
Interest today
Revenues today
Social Security benefits paid today

Demographics and social programs

New retirees (YTD)
Social Security benefits paid (YTD)
Births (YTD)
Debt per worker
Deficit per newborn
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Methodology and sources

Federal deficit and revenues follow the unified federal budget definition (U.S. Treasury / CBO). Federal debt refers to gross federal debt outstanding. Interest corresponds to net interest outlays. Social Security benefits include OASDI payments (SSA). Births are based on CDC and Census estimates. New retirees reflect new Social Security beneficiaries. Workers correspond to annual average employed persons (BLS).

About this project

This project provides neutral, real-time representations of U.S. public finance aggregates using official accounting definitions. It does not promote political positions.

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