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Keeping America Great

GAO-08-179CG Published: Oct 09, 2007. Publicly Released: Oct 09, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to The University of Montana in Missoula, MT, on October 9, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: federal spending, the growing fiscal burden, state and local governments' increasing fiscal challenges, improved financial reporting, performance metrics, and selected sustainability challenges.

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Balanced budgetsBudget administrationBudget deficitCost controlDeficit reductionEconomic analysisEconomic growthEconomic policiesEvaluation criteriaFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care costsHealth care programsHealth care reformHealth insuranceIntergovernmental fiscal relationsLocal governmentsMedicarePerformance measuresState governments