America's Financial Future

[Zygote]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIgrxpp97OQ

rest of the parts to the video series can be found in the right bar.


wikipedia entry on David Walker:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M...ler_General%29
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David M. Walker (born 1951) became the seventh Comptroller General of the United States and began his 15-year term when he took his oath of office on November 9, 1998. Mr. Walker was appointed by President Bill Clinton. As Comptroller General, Mr. Walker is the nation’s chief accountability officer and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a legislative branch agency founded in 1921. GAO’s mission is to help improve the performance and assure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. Over the years, GAO has earned a reputation for professional objective, fact-based, and nonpartisan reviews of government issues and operations.

The long tenure of the Comptroller General gives the GAO a continuity of leadership and independence that is rare within government. Both elements help to allow GAO to consider long-range and cross-governmental issues and alert policymakers to problems looming on the horizon, such as unforseen growth of entitlement programs or deterioration of infrastructure.