If you think this is the sky-is-falling blues for a far out time, think again. In 2012, Social Security and Medicare will need one of every 10 general income tax dollars to cover their combined deficits. By 2020, that goes to one of every four general income tax dollars. And by 2030, the midpoint of the baby boomer avalanche, it will take one of every two income tax dollars.
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