Budget Policy: Issues in Capping Mandatory Spending (Chapter Report,
07/18/94, GAO/AIMD-94-155).

GAO examined whether implementation of a budgetary cap on mandatory
entitlement spending is a practical way to control growth in mandatory
programs. Although a spending cap on mandatory spending for federal
entitlement programs would yield savings, a cap would have little, if
any, effect on the long-term growth of these programs until the issues
of eligibility and benefits, which drive up spending, are addressed.

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 REPORTNUM:  AIMD-94-155
     TITLE:  Budget Policy: Issues in Capping Mandatory Spending
      DATE:  07/18/94
   SUBJECT:  Fiscal policies
             Budget deficit
             Balanced budgets
             Financial management
             Budget administration
             Macroeconomic analysis
             Future budget projections
             Financial analysis
             Spending legislation
             Deficit reduction
IDENTIFIER:  Medicaid Program
             Earned Income Tax Credit
             OMB Budget Preparation System
             Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance Program
             AFDC
             Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program
             Medicare Program
             Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
             Military Retirement Fund
             OASDI
             
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