TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bittle,Scott
AU  - Johnson,Jean
TI  - Where does the money go?: your guided tour to the federal budget crisis 
SN  - 9780062023476 (pbk.)
AV  - HJ2052 .B58 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Harper
KW  - Budget deficits
KW  - United States
KW  - Public welfare
KW  - Finance
KW  - Budget
KW  - Appropriations and expenditures
N1  - "Revised edition updated with even more debt!"--Cover; The 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
N2  - A 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
ER  -