David M Walker

Wow! No less than the comptroller general of the United States, David M. Walker, declared as "flat false" President Bush's forecast that economic growth spurred by tax cuts would shrink the federal government's annual deficits (Oct. 7). But where does this very newsworthy indictment of Bush's ongoing policy of deceit appear in the newspaper? If you'd searched you'd have found it on the very bottom of Page A21. In submerging this important negative news about the Bush administration, is The Times attempting to overcome its "liberal" label as applied by the Arnold Schwarzenegger crowd?

Wow! No less than the comptroller general of the United States, David M. Walker, declared as "flat false" President Bush's forecast that economic growth spurred by tax cuts would shrink the federal government's annual deficits (Oct. 7). But where does this very newsworthy indictment of Bush's ongoing policy of deceit appear in the newspaper? If you'd searched you'd have found it on the very bottom of Page A21. In submerging this important negative news about the Bush administration, is The Times attempting to overcome its "liberal" label as applied by the Arnold Schwarzenegger crowd?

Comptroller General David M. Walker on Monday disputed as "flat false" President Bush's forecast that economic growth spurred by tax cuts will help shrink the federal government's annual deficits. The nation must make "tough choices" on taxes and spending over the next eight years before baby boomers begin to retire and start collecting Social Security benefits, said Walker, head of the congressional watchdog Government Accounting Office. Bush has argued that by 2006, growth prompted by his $1.

Comptroller General David M. Walker on Monday disputed as "flat false" President Bush's forecast that economic growth spurred by tax cuts will help shrink the federal government's annual deficits. The nation must make "tough choices" on taxes and spending over the next eight years before baby boomers begin to retire and start collecting Social Security benefits, said Walker, head of the congressional watchdog Government Accounting Office. Bush has argued that by 2006, growth prompted by his $1.

President Reagan will nominate Labor Department official David M. Walker to be assistant secretary of labor for pension and welfare benefit programs, the White House announced Tuesday.

Three federal agencies have begun investigating the commander of the most recent space shuttle mission, who was accused of violating flight regulations after a small jet he was flying nearly collided with a Pan Am airliner, officials said Wednesday. The pilot of the Pan Am Airbus 310 reported a "near midair collision" after the incident over the Washington area Monday evening. The airline pilot, who was not identified, said that the T-38 trainer jet, with Navy Capt. David M. Walker at the controls, flew within 500 feet of the airliner.

About $10 billion has been squandered by the U.S. government on Iraq reconstruction aid because of contractor overcharges and unsupported expenses, and federal investigators warned Thursday that significantly more taxpayer money was at risk.

Expressing concern about the 1st Amendment rights of clergy, Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) and two Republican colleagues called Thursday for an investigation by the U.S. Government Accountability Office into the IRS' recent probes of alleged "campaign intervention" by churches, including Pasadena's liberal All Saints Church.

Re "It's the fiscal future," Opinion, May 23 David M. Walker wants Obama and Romney to spell out their tax policies. However, our dysfunctional Congress controls taxes. Our imperial presidents start wars, but they can only hope for tax changes. Obama promised healthcare reform, but Congress produced a patchwork of half-measures without cost controls, leaving us at the mercy of the insurance companies. Walker prescribes a precise 3-1 ratio of spending cuts and tax increases.

Social Security "does not face an immediate crisis," the head of the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office said Wednesday, but it does face a long-term financing problem. David M. Walker, the comptroller general, criticized President Bush for undertaking an aggressive two-month tour to try to sell his plan for allowing younger workers to divert a portion of their Social Security payroll taxes into private investment accounts.

NASA astronauts have flown jets dangerously close to other airplanes at least three times since May of last year, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday. The safety board, in a report to NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly, said the space agency's jet fleet has aged and has substandard communications equipment. The report said the agency should correct the problems "before other dangerous situations are created."

Two veteran shuttle commanders in training for 1991 missions were removed from their crews and grounded Monday for violating flight safety rules. One pilot was involved in a fatal collision at a weekend air show and another has been accused of flying too close to an airliner. Navy Cmdr. Robert L. (Hoot) Gibson and Navy Capt. David M. Walker were grounded for violating the Johnson Space Center's flight crew operations guidelines, NASA said. Gibson was grounded for one year, Walker for 60 days.