Fiscal Wake Up Tour September 14, 2007

David M. Walker, the Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), has accepted an invitation to participate in a series of town hall-style forums around the nation to discuss the federal government’s current deficit and the challenges posed by long-term demographic and economic trends.

Objectives: To state the facts and speak the truth regarding the nation’s current financial condition and long-term fiscal outlook in order to increase public awareness and accelerate actions by appropriate federal, state, and local officials.

Key Partners: Concord Coalition, Heritage Foundation, Brookings Institution, Committee for Economic Development, Association for Government Accountants, AICPA, AARP, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, state treasurers and auditors, and others. Events are frequently hosted by colleges and universities.

For a good idea of what this is about and why it's so important check out this piece from 60 minutes about the tour:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/01/60minutes/main2528226.shtml

Event Sites
* http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/longterm/wakeuptour.html
* http://www.concordcoalition.org/events/fiscal-wake-up/index.html

Official Website: http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/longterm/wakeuptour.html