the national debt, taxes, spending and the bankrupting of America Axelrod, Alan 1952- creator Ramirez, Michael Patrick 1961- illustrator text bibliography nyu 2016 First edition. monographic eng

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496 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm What is the national debt? Who loses from it? Who profits from it? Why is it a greater threat to America than international terrorism? In direct, non-partisan language, this book follows the money and finds the answers.--Provided by Amazon.com How we got here : the unintended consequences of elected government. George Washington to Theodore Roosevelt ; Woodrow Wilson to Franklin Delano Roosevelt ; Harry S. Truman to Ronald Reagan ; George H.W. Bush to Barack Obama The tyranny of good intentions : spending out of control. In government we trust ; The unintended consequences of unelected government ; Our climate of moral hazard from New Deal to raw deal Spending too much for the common defense : trapped in the puzzle palace. Ike's first draft ; The Pentagon and Pork Chop Hill Spending too much and the civilian pork barrel : one man's waste is another man's dinner. From the bottom of the barrel : grinding the political pork sausage ;Let them eat pork : how Congress buys votes What taxes cost us : tax plans and policy choices. Abandon all hope? ; When subsidies and preferences pass for taxes ; Solutions : asking the right questions. How much longer do we have to perch on this painful tipping point? ; Stay curious, get skeptical : resources, references, and policy choices Alan Axelrod ; featuring editorial cartoons by Michael Ramirez. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Debts, Public United States Deuda pública Estados Unidos Deudas públicas Estados Unidos Fiscal policy United States Política fiscal Estados Unidos Government spending policy United States Política de gastos públicos Estados Unidos United States Economic conditions Estados Unidos Condiciones económicas United States Politics and government HJ 8119 A969f 2016 336.73 9780789212832 (alk. paper) 0789212838 (alk. paper) 2016037687 DLC 160929 20250226161035.0 19294797 eng