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Taxes, Spending, and the U. S. Government's March Towards Bankruptcy Taxes, Spending, and the U. S. Government's March Towards Bankruptcy Daniel N Shaviro What's in a word? Plenty, when it's a word such as 'taxes', 'spending', or 'deficits' that pervades Washington political debate despite lacking coherent economic content. The United States is moving … OL15172655W
Chipping away at public debt Chipping away at public debt Paolo Mauro "This book, edited and researched by experts at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), looks at fiscal adjustment plans in advanced economies, comparing the planned or projected reductions in debts a… OL15933467W
White House burning White House burning Simon Johnson "America is mired in debt--more than $30,000 for every man, woman, and child. Bitter fighting over deficits, taxes, and spending bedevils Washington, D.C., even as partisan gridlock has brought the g… OL16489799W
The price of politics The price of politics Bob Woodward This book examines the struggle between President Obama and the United States Congress to manage federal spending and tax policy for the three and one half years between 2009 and the summer of 2012. … OL17813325W
A Nation of Takers A Nation of Takers Nicholas Eberstadt In A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic, one of our country’s foremost demographers, Nicholas Eberstadt, details the exponential growth in entitlement spending over the past fifty years… OL17851924W
Government deficit and fiscal reform in Japan Government deficit and fiscal reform in Japan Masakazu Sato,Ihori, Toshihiro 171 p. : 25 cm OL19114271W
Fiscal deficit of states in India Fiscal deficit of states in India Janak Raj Gupta Contributed articles with reference to fiscal policy in states of India. OL19444472W
That used to be us That used to be us Thomas L. Friedman Friedman and Mandelbaum make recommendations for meeting four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, an… OL19958114W
Austerity Austerity Mark Blyth "Governments today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a polic… OL20013105W
Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day Joe Scarborough Here's the Real Deal! The same Washington politicians who took control of Congress by promising to balance the federal budget are now bankrupting America by launching the biggest spending spree in th… OL275833W
The American Deficit The American Deficit Helen P. Rogers Rogers looks at our debt, past, present and future from various perspectives and casts doubt on some widely held beliefs: Is a balanced budget desirable? What's behind the debate over government acco… OL2877036W
Beyond our means Beyond our means Alfred L. Malabre Examines American values and expectations which have led to a huge national debt and the economic consequences which may now be at hand. OL3905297W
The national debt The national debt Cass R. Sandak Examines the budget process, government spending, tax system, and other aspects of the current federal debt problems in the United States. OL504190W
Where Does the Money Go? Where Does the Money Go? Scott Bittle,Jean Johnson 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 th… OL9302581W