Experts: U.S. is spending its way to financial ruin
Experts: U.S. is spending its way to financial ruin
By Kevin G. Hall
Knight Ridder Newspapers
WASHINGTON — Congress this week is likely to trim federal spending and insist with a straight face that government spending is under better control.
It's not.
"The facts are not partisan, and they're not ideological," said David Walker, the nation's comptroller general. He should know. He's the nation's chief accountant and signs off on the government's balance sheet. America's fiscal future, he said "is worse than advertised."
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