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The document consists of two presentation slides (pages 91 and 92) from a report titled 'USA Inc. | Income Statement Drilldown' produced by KPCB (Kleiner Perkins). The slides analyze US entitlement spending, suggesting a correlation between rising entitlement income and declining personal savings rates. It includes a chart showing sources of retirement income for average Americans from 1962 to 2008, highlighting the increase in reliance on Social Security.

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KPCB
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (venture capital firm) logo appears on slides
Social Security Administration Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
Cited as the source for the retirement income data
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'

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USA
Subject of the report 'USA Inc.'

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"Clearly, lower interest rates have allowed Americans to borrow more and save less."
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"one might also wonder if Americans feel less compelled to save money as they feel that they can depend on the government to give them money."
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"Social Security Now Provides 37% of an Average Retiree’s Income, Up From 31% in 1962"
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Entitlement Spending: Observation from Previous Slide
• Clearly, lower interest rates have allowed Americans to borrow more and save less. But given the high correlation between rising entitlement income for beneficiaries and declining savings rates, one might also wonder if Americans feel less compelled to save money as they feel that they can depend on the government to give them money.
KP
CB www.kpcb.com
Note: Savings rate is the amount of money saved divided by income after taxes.
USA Inc. | Income Statement Drilldown 91
Entitlement Spending: Social Security Now Provides 37% of an Average Retiree’s Income, Up From 31% in 1962
Sources of Retirement Income for Average Americans, 1962 - 2008
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40%
30%
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% Total Pension
1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004
Personal Earnings*
Social Security
Pensions + IRAs + 401(k)s**
KP
CB www.kpcb.com
Note: *Personal earnings include income from investment & assets + salaries; ** occupational pensions include regular payments from private pensions, government employee pensions, IRAs, 401(k)s. Source: Social Security Administration Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
USA Inc. | Income Statement Drilldown 92
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