David M Walker

About David M Walker

David M. Walker is the founder and chief executive officer of the Comeback America Initiative and was comptroller general of the United States from 1998 to 2008

US economy: wake-up call for Washington

8 May 2013 | David M Walker

The US is becoming less competitive partly because it refuses to address mounting debt problems. Federal policymakers in Washington DC have to make some tough choices to put the nation’s finances in order and improve economic prospects Read more

Behind the sequester hype

6 March 2013 | David M Walker

The Democrats and Republicans are respectively exaggerating and downplaying the impact of budget sequestration. The situation for US public services is serious, but there is no cause for panic Read more

US accounts: delayed and dire

22 January 2013 | David M Walker

There was little fanfare for the month-late publication of the US federal government’s accounts. But it’s important for the public to be aware of the terrible fiscal situation and that the accounting methods disguise the extent of the problem Read more

Kicking the fiscal can down the road

8 January 2013 | David M Walker

The fiscal cliff deal was better than no deal at all. But the real challenge for the US president and Congress in 2013 is how to get a grip on spending Read more

US election: bridging the divide

6 November 2012 | David M Walker

Whoever wins today’s presidential election, the US faces the challenge of rebuilding its infrastructure and creating a more sustainable future. To do that, politicians will need to set aside their partisan differences Read more

US election: facing the fiscal facts

4 September 2012 | David M Walker

The American presidential election is only two months away but neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama has been open about their proposed spending cuts and tax changes. They must be more specific about their financial plans Read more

An even bigger debate on US healthcare

4 July 2012 | David M Walker

The US Supreme Court ruling has given the green light to President Obama’s healthcare reforms. But it also highlights the need to get serious about tackling the system’s wider problems Read more

Tags: health care | President Obama | US & Canada | US Supreme Court Comment

The federal government’s fiscal failures

1 May 2012 | David M Walker

After 223 years as a republic, it’s time that the US complied with the basic elements of good governance. Washington must wake up and start taking steps to create a better future Read more

American nightmare

19 March 2012 | David M Walker

US debt levels are worse than in Portugal, Ireland and Italy under some calculations. The federal government needs a fiscal plan that addresses short-term economic concerns and structural deficit issues Read more

Restoring fiscal sanity to the US

5 January 2012 | David M Walker

The United States faces a financial crisis, with soaring debt levels and trillions of dollars in unfunded health and social security obligations. Radical reform is required to avert disaster argues the country’s former comptroller general Read more

About David M Walker

Public Finance International is created in partnership with:

Share this article here: var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true}; var addthis_config = { data_track_clickback: false } var addthis_share = { templates : { twitter : "{{title}} {{url}} via @PFIntl" } }

About

Blog authors

Tag Cloud

Most Popular Posts

Blog archive

Latest blog posts

Blogroll

About

Sectors

Public Finance

Share this article here: