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Although the future is always murky, we already know a lot about the fiscal challenges the U.S. government will face over the next 10 years. And we can say, with a fair degree of confidence, that the future -- the next 10 years -- will not look like the last four decades. A period of surprising fiscal stability is likely to be replaced with a different, more turbulent order.

In preparing this slide show, we've compiled data from the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Concord Coalition.