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100 1 _aBittle, Scott.
245 1 0 _aWhere does the money go? :
_byour guided tour to the federal budget crisis /
_cScott Bittle & Jean Johnson.
250 _aRev. ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bHarper,
_c2011.
300 _axiii, 350 p. :
_bill. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _a"Revised edition updated with even more debt!"--Cover.
505 0 _aThe six points you need to know to understand the federal budget crisis -- So what's the worst that could happen? -- A little clarification is in order -- The tax tour (or money comes...) -- ...And money goes -- Social security and medicare--and why closing the deficit isn't enough -- If you think social security is bad, wait 'til you meet medicare -- Glib answers to a tough problem -- Do we have to throw granny out on the street? -- Waste not, want not? -- The liberals and the conservatives -- Politics, as usual -- The taxman cometh -- Tackling the long-term problem one bite at a time -- OK, if you're so smart... -- The "where does the money go" voter protection kit -- The last word: six realities we need to accept to solve this problem -- Appendix: Places to go, people to meet.
520 _aA layperson's guide to how government financial decisions affect one's retirement, health-care, mortgage, and other concerns explains how decision makers are influencing tax allocations and the federal deficit.
650 0 _aBudget deficits
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xAppropriations and expenditures.
650 0 _aPublic welfare
_zUnited States
_xFinance.
650 0 _aBudget
_zUnited States.
700 1 _aJohnson, Jean.
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