Forecasts by the Congressional Budget Office show spending on Social Security,Medicare,and Medicaid rising from 10.4 percent of GDP in 2017 to ________ percent of GDP in 2090,and by 2090 the federal government will be spending,as a fraction of GDP,________ on these three programs as it currently spends on all programs combined.

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According to the sentence, the spending on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is projected to rise to a certain percentage of GDP by 2090. The only option that includes both the correct percentage (19.7 percent) and describes the spending as nearly as much as what the federal government currently spends on all programs combined is option C.

Forecasts by the Congressional Budget Office Show Spending on Social