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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Where Does the Money Go?: Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisisby Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From the editors of the award-winning nonpartisan Web site Public Agenda Online comes this irreverent and candid guide to the federal budget crisis that breaks down into plain English exactly what the fat cats in Washington are arguing about Federal debt will affect your savings, your retirement, your mortgage, your health care, and your children. How well do you understand the government decisions that will end up coming out of your pocket? Here is essential information that every American citizen needs—and has the right—to know. This guide to deciphering the jargon of the country's budget problem covers everything from the country's $9 trillion and growing debt to the fact that, for thirty-one out of the last thirty-five years, the country has spent more on government programs and services than it has collected in taxes. It also explores why elected leaders on every side of the fence have so far failed to effectively address this issue and explains what you can do to protect your future. Book News Annotation:Bittle and Johnson, both with Public Agenda Online, write in a breezy
style with the intent of bringing clarity on complicated issues to a
general audience; but instead, they offer a barrage of information
that is jumbled and obfuscated by folksiness. They provide footnotes
but no general reading list. Worse, there's no index, which is a
serious obstacle to understanding their point of view on particular
themes.
Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) About the AuthorScott Bittle, an award-winning journalist, is executive editor of Public Agenda Online, a public affairs site twice nominated for the prestigious Webby Award. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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