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Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today

GAO-06-1084CG Published: Aug 24, 2006. Publicly Released: Aug 24, 2006.
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This is a Comptroller General presentation delivered before the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour--Union League Club audience in Chicago, IL, on August 24, 2006. Major topics of this presentation include: the growing fiscal burden, health care spending, key national indicators, and a three-pronged approach for the way forward.

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Auditing and Financial Management
Balanced budgetsBudget administrationBudget deficitDebt held by publicDeficit reductionEconomic analysisEconomic growthEconomic policiesFederal debtFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care cost controlHealth care costsHealth care programsHealth care reformIntergovernmental fiscal relationsPerformance measuresProgram evaluation