Red ink : inside the high-stakes politics of the federal budget / David Wessel.

By: Wessel, David .

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Crown Business, c2012Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-194) and index.Description: 204 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780770436148; 0770436145.Subject(s): Budget -- United States

| Budget deficits -- United States

| Deficit financing -- United States

| Debts, Public -- United States

DDC classification: 336.73

Contents:

Spending $400 million an hour -- How we got here -- Where the money goes -- Where the money comes from -- Why this can't go on forever.

Summary: In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-194) and index.

Spending $400 million an hour -- How we got here -- Where the money goes -- Where the money comes from -- Why this can't go on forever.

In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control.

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Red ink : inside the high-stakes politics of the federal budget / David Wessel.

By: Wessel, David.

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By: Wessel, David .