claim: "right now we are spending at an all-time high, close to 25 percent of our gdp [is] being spent on the federal government. but our revenues are at an almost all-time low of about 15 percent [of gdp]."
author: mark warner
evidence_1: jun 22, 2018 ... medicare spending was 15 percent of total federal spending in 2017, and ... are  private health plans that cover all part a and part b benefits, and typically also  part d benefits. ... at an average annual rate of just 1.5 percent over this time  period, ... 2.9 percent to 4.2 percent of gross domestic product (gdp).
evidence_2: jul 19, 2011 ... "right now we are spending at an all-time high; 25 percent of our gdp is being  spent on the federal government. but our ... but our revenues are at an almost all- time low of 15 percent (of gdp). .... politifact virginia, mark warner says federal  spending is near all-time high, relative to gdp, april 22, 2011.
evidence_3: jul 25, 2018 ... corporate income tax collections are near a 75-year low, as a share of the ... july  25, 2018. 967. the amount of corporate taxes collected by the federal  government ... of 21 percent, down from a high of 35 percent, and allowed  companies ... “if we hadn't changed our tax system,” said kimberly a. clausing, ...
evidence_4: jul 26, 2018 ... the imf warned that now is the time for investors and policymakers to ... gdp ( gross domestic product) growth could exceed 4 percent in the ... rising debt due  to higher spending and lower revenues would have ... of close their eyes and say  'that's not affecting my opportunity set of .... all rights reserved.
evidence_5: apr 4, 2017 ... 30, the federal government spent just under $4 trillion, and about $2.7 ... were  about $114 billion, or less than 3% of all federal spending. ... share of gdp over  time, the defense share has become smaller: it was ... rates are quite low now,  but they were much higher in the 1980s ... u.s. politicsjan 15, 2019 ...