TABLE 1

Table 1. Rising Federal Receipts—1969-1999

1969	1999	Increase

$719.6 billion	$1,474.1 billion	104.85%

Notes:

Figures are in 1992 dollars.

1999 figures are estimates of the Office of Management & Budget.

Source: Table 1.3, Historical Tables, FY 1999 Budget of the President.

TABLE 2

Table 2. Estimated Subsidies for Advanced Telecommunications for K-12 Schools, Public Libraries, and Selected Rural Health Care Providers (By fiscal year, outlays in millions of dollars)

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Total
K-12 Schools	478	1,019	1,453	1,548	1,641	1,641	1,641	1,641	1,641	1,641	1,641	1,641
Libraries	61	127	129	132	135	135	135	135	135	135	135	135
Subtotal	539	1,145	1,583	1,680	1,776	1,776	1,776	1,776	1,776	1,776	1,776	1,776

Rural Health Care Providers	25	48	74	97	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120

Total	564	1,194	1,657	1,777	1,896	1,896	1,896	1,896	1,896	1,896	1,896	1,896

*The sum of outlays for schools and libraries is capped at $2.25 billion in any single year. Individual components may be reduced to bring that total into line. Consequently, totals may not add.

Source: “Federal Subsidies of Advanced Telecommunications For Schools, Libraries, and Health Care Providers,” The Congressional Budget Office, January 1998, Summary Table 1.

TABLE 3

Table 3. Universal Service Fund—Total Outlays (millions of dollars)

Year	1996	1997	1998 estimate	1999 estimate	2000 estimate	2001 estimate	2002 estimate	2003 estimate
Outlays	957	1,001	3,336	7,096	10,348	10,348	10,348	10,348

Source: Table 8.5, Historical Tables, FY 1999 Budget of the President.

TABLE 4

Table 4. Rising Education Spending—1979-1999

1979	1999	Increase

$12.167 billion	$33.915 billion	178.75%

Notes:

1999 figures are estimates of the Office of Management & Budget.

Source: Table 4.1, Historical Tables, FY 1999 Budget of the President.