Towards Fiscal Responsibility
281 views · Published 21 May 2008 · 1:47:47 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: New America · 2008 · News & Politics
In spite of large and growing budget deficits, a national debt increasingly funded by foreign investors, an aging population, and rapidly rising health care costs -- which together have left the United States on an unsustainable fiscal path -- the presidential campaigns are not yet focused on these critical issues. On May 20, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget launched U.S. Budget Watch, a new project to increase awareness of these issues. This kick-off event featured a remarkable bipartisan gathering of many of the nation's preeminent budget experts where they released U.S. Budget Watch's 12-Step Program for Fiscal Responsibility. Please join us for this breakfast meeting and a rich discussion of the issues and the campaign.
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