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Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today

GAO-07-739CG Published: Apr 04, 2007. Publicly Released: Apr 04, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, on April 4, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: the composition of federal spending, the growing deficit, potential fiscal outcomes, and a three-pronged approach for the way forward.

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Auditing and Financial Management
Balanced budgetsBudget administrationBudget deficitDeficit reductionEconomic analysisEconomic growthEconomic policiesFederal debtFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesIntergovernmental fiscal relationsPerformance measuresProgram evaluation