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Budgetary Effects of Selected Policy Alternatives Not Included in CBO's Baseline [i] (April 2008)

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CBO's Baseline
(Billions of dollars)
Total, Total,
2009- 2009-
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2013 2018

Policy Alternatives That Affect Discretionary Spending

Reduce the Number of Troops Deployed
for Military Operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan and Other Activities
Related to the War on Terrorism to
30,000 by 2010'
Effect on the deficit or surpl usb
Debt service
Reduce the Number of Troops Deployed
for Military Operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan and Other Activities
Related to the War on Terrorism to
75,000 by 2013c
Effect on the deficit or surpl usb
Debt service
Increase Regular Discretionary
Appropriations at the Rate of Growth
of Nominal GDpd
Effect on the deficit or surpl USb
Debt service
Freeze Total Discretionary
Appropriations at the Level
Provided for 2008
Effect on the deficit or surpl usb
Debt service
Extend EGTRRA and JGTRRAf
Effect on the deficit or surpl ush
Debt service
Extend Other Expiring Tax Provisions
Effect on the deficit or surpl ush
Debt service

-30    -40     -13     23     45      55     60     63      65     67      70
*  -1      -3     -3     -2       0      3      6      10     13     17

70    394
-8    42

-30    -55   -58    -50    -29    -13     4     17    21     23     25   -205    -116
*  -1    -4     -8    -i10   -12    -13   -13    -13    -12   -12     -35     -98
0     -6   -30    -62    -93   -122  -152   -181   -212  -243   -276    -314  -1,378
0      *     -1    -3     -7   -13    -20    -29    -40    -53   -69     -24   -236
0     16    37     61     87   115    143    173   204    234    265    316   1,335
0      *     1      4      8    13     20     29     39    52     67      26    234
Policy Alternatives That Affect the Tax Code'
*  -2    -5   -149   -271   -301  -312   -324   -336  -350   -364    -729  -2,415
* *      *     -4   -14    -29    -46   -63    -83   -103  -126     -48    -469
-5   -14    -21    -29    -36   -41    -46    -50    -55   -60    -64   -140    -415
*  *      -1    -2     -4    -6     -9    -12    -15   -18    -22     -14    -90

Index the AMT for Inflation'
Effect on the deficit or surpl USb  -6  -76   -76   -70    -39   -46   -54   -64   -74   -86   -99    -307   -685
Debt service                        *    -1    -4    -9    -12   -15   -18   -22   -27   -32   -38     -41   -178
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