Where Does the Money Go?

Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisis

By: Scott Bittle, Jean Johnson

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Paperback | 24 September 2014

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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.

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"If you are going to buy just one book in this presidential election year...consider Where Does the Money Go?.... A book that manages to be entertaining and irreverent while serving as an informative primer on a subject that is crucial to the future of all Americans." -- New York Times

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Preface	p. ix
The Six Points You Need to Know to Understand the Federal Budget Crisis	p. 1
So What's the Worst That Could Happen?	p. 20
A Little Clarification Is in Order	p. 36
The Tax Tour (or, Money Comes...)	p. 55
And Money Goes...	p. 80
Social Security and Medicare-and Why Closing the Deficit Isn't Enough	p. 97
If You Think Social Security Is Bad, Wait Till You Meet Medicare	p. 117
Glib Answers to a Tough Problem	p. 128
Do We Have to Throw Granny out on the Street?	p. 137
Waste Not, Want Not	p. 157
The Liberals and the Conservatives	p. 186
Politics, as Usual	p. 192
Has K Street Become Washington's Main Street?	p. 212
2010-the High Noon of Budget Politics	p. 235
Tackling the Long-Term Problem One Bite at a Time	p. 247
Ok, if You're So Smart...	p. 264
The "Where Does the Money Go" Voter Protection Kit	p. 281
The Last Word: Six Realities We Need to Accept to Solve This Problem	p. 302
Places to Go, People to Meet	p. 309
Acknowledgments	p. 321
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Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisis

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