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Running on empty : how the Democratic and Republican Parties are bankrupting our future and what Americans can do about it /

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Offers a look at the potentially devastating repercussions of the budget and foreign trade deficits, explaining how reckless tax cuts, out-of-control spending, and corrupt accounting in Congress may affect the future of America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peterson, Peter G (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2004]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Democratic Party > USA
Republican Party > USA
Demokratische Partei (USA)
Budget deficits > United States.
Budget > United States.
Government spending policy > United States.
Fiscal policy > United States.
Entitlement spending > United States.
United States > Economic conditions > 2001-
United States > Economic policy > 2001-
United States > Politics and government > 2001-
Déficit budgétaire > États-Unis.
Politique fiscale > États-Unis.
Dépenses sociales > États-Unis.
Budget
Budget deficits
Economic history
Economic policy
Entitlement spending
Fiscal policy
Government spending policy
Politics and government
United States
Finanzpolitik
Misswirtschaft
Selbsthilfe
Staatsbürger
United States > Appropriations and expenditures.
Since 2001
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Summary:Offers a look at the potentially devastating repercussions of the budget and foreign trade deficits, explaining how reckless tax cuts, out-of-control spending, and corrupt accounting in Congress may affect the future of America.
Physical Description:xxviii, 242 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-239).
ISBN:0374252874
9780374252878