"We will be talking about the long-range consequences on the U.S. budget and the U.S. economy," she said. "As a consequence, it will be less money for the U.S. to spend on infrastructure and education. We take it as a real consequence and an important message to the business community."

Organizers of the event want to make businesses aware of the threat of entitlements to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security could put on the federal revenue over the next 20 years.

David Walker, the comptroller general of the United States, and Robert Bixby, the executive director of the Concord Coalition, a grass-roots organization advocating for fiscal responsibility, will speak at the event.

Alison Acosta Fraser, the director of the Heritage Foundation's Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies; and Isabel Sawhill, a senior fellow on economic studies at the Brookings Institute will also speak.

Call 641-5822, option 2, or visit www.lvchamber.com for reservations.