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U.S. Financial Condition and Fiscal Future Briefing

GAO-08-340CG Published: Nov 30, 2007. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2007.
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This is a Comptroller General Presentation delivered to the Center for Governmental Accounting Education and Research's Annual Conference at Rutgers University on November 30, 2007. Major topics of this presentation include: potential fiscal outcomes, revenue loss estimates for the largest tax expenditures, current fiscal policy and the way forward, areas for congressional oversight, and health care spending and reform.

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Auditing and Financial Management
Balanced budgetsBudget administrationBudget authorityBudget deficitCost controlDeficit financingDeficit reductionFederal social security programsFinancial analysisFinancial futuresFinancial managementFiscal policiesHealth care cost controlHealth care costsHealth care reformIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMedicarePolicy evaluation