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The document consists of two slides (pages 229 and 230) from a presentation titled 'USA Inc. | What Might a Turnaround Expert Consider?', bearing the KPCB logo and a House Oversight Bates stamp. The slides analyze US Federal expense growth between 1965 and 2005, highlighting that entitlement spending has outpaced GDP growth (6% CAGR vs 3% GDP). The text poses strategic questions about restructuring entitlement spending and realigning tax/spending policies. While labeled as part of an Epstein-related document dump (likely via the House Oversight Committee's investigation), the content strictly concerns US macroeconomic policy and contains no direct references to Jeffrey Epstein or his associates.

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KPCB (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers)
USA Inc.
White House Office of Management & Budget
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House Oversight Committee

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"Entitlement expenses grew 2 percentage points faster than GDP and overall expenses"
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"Isn’t it time for a re-set and acknowledgment of trade-offs?"
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"Should entitlement spending be restructured to be more efficient and supportable by the ongoing financial dynamics of USA, Inc.?"
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Expense Growth by Category: Entitlement Spending Growing Much Faster than Other Expenses and 2% Higher than GDP Growth
1965 – 2005 USA Real Federal Expenses Growth by Category vs. Real GDP Growth
Expenses Growth
1965 Y/Y | 2005 Y/Y | 40-yr CAGR | '05 vs. 40-yr Variance | Comments
Entitlement Expenses | 12% | 3% | 6% | -3% | Entitlement expenses grew 2 percentage points faster than GDP and overall expenses
Defense | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Defense spending grew 2 percentage points below overall expenses
Non-Defense Discretionary* | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4
Net Interest Payments | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8
Total Federal Expenses | 11% | 5% | 3% | 2%
Real GDP | 7% | 3% | 3% | 0%
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Note: All data are inflation adjusted using GDP price index from BEA; '05 vs. 40-yr variance is rounded. *Non-defense discretionary spending includes education, infrastructure, agriculture, housing, etc. Data source: White House Office of Management & Budget.
KPCB www.kpcb.com USA Inc. | What Might a Turnaround Expert Consider? 229
Expense Growth by Category:
Observations from Previous Slide
While GDP and USA Inc. tax revenue have grown at a 3% annual rate for 40 years, entitlement spending has grown 5%, net interest payments have risen 3%, and defense plus non-defense discretionary spending (including education, infrastructure, law enforcement and judiciary) have risen by 1%. These different growth rates have become even more pronounced in recent years.
Questions:
1) Isn’t it time for a re-set and acknowledgment of trade-offs? Should taxes, non-defense discretionary spending, and defense spending grow in line with GDP over time? Should entitlement spending be restructured to be more efficient and supportable by the ongoing financial dynamics of USA, Inc. and also grow in line with or below GDP?
Note: All data are inflation adjusted using GDP price index from BEA; '05 vs. 40-yr variance is rounded.
Data source: White House Office of Management & Budget.
KPCB www.kpcb.com USA Inc. | What Might a Turnaround Expert Consider? 230
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