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U.S. Financial Condition and Fiscal Future Briefing

GAO-08-417CG Published: Jan 09, 2008. Publicly Released: Jan 09, 2008.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to Rotary Club of Birmingham on January 9, 2008. Major topics include federal spending, the growing fiscal burden, the budget deficit, a three-pronged approach for the way forward, social security reform, health care spending, and health care reform.

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