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America's Fiscal Future and Retirement Security

GAO-08-236CG Published: Oct 23, 2007. Publicly Released: Oct 23, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the American Council of Life Insurers CEO Capital Forum in Washington, D.C. on October 23, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: federal spending, the growing fiscal burden, state and local governments' growing fiscal challenges, sustainability challenges, financial regulation, economic security in retirement, and health care spending and reform.

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Retirement Security
Balanced budgetsBudget administrationBudget deficitDeficit reductionEconomic analysisEconomic growthEconomic policiesFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care cost controlHealth care costsHealth care programsHealth care reformIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMedicarePerformance measuresProgram evaluationRetirementRetirement ageRetirement incomeSpending legislationStrategic planning