00635nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000180001710000240003524500680005926000280012730000150015552003240017058300190049420260716043542.0  a11.01.02 U584  aMühleisen, Martin  aU.S. fiscal policies and priorities for long-run sustainability  bIMFaWashingtonUSc2004  avii, 56 p.  aPresents an overview of recent U.S. fiscal developments and discusses possible implications of the sharp turnaround in the government's fiscal position.  Reviews key policy challenges that will need to be addressed to cope with the mounting pressures on public retirement and health care systems during the next decade.  c11/23/04kJOYD