government spending policy

Examines the budget process, government spending, tax system, and other aspects of the current federal debt problems in the United States.

Provides insight and perspective as to the inner workings of the American government's fiscal strategy through the ages and looks at various responses through the years to economic crises, wars, and recessions.

Contains twenty-eight articles that provide a variety of opinions on the topic of the United States deficit, discussing what programs could be cut to reduce the deficit, the role of taxes, and more.

Describes different types of taxes; discusses government spending, budgeting, and fiscal policy; and offers suggestions on how readers can get involved with how the government spends, taxes, and manages its finances.

An account of America's unprecedented debt crisis: how it came to pass, why it threatens to topple the nation as a superpower if it is not addressed soon, and why this might be impossible given the hypocrisy about government deficits prevalent in Washington today.

Answers over five hundred questions on the federal budget including where government funds come from, government spending, the budgeting process, the government's relationship to banking, and events in each administration from Franklin Roosevelt to Bill Clinton, and includes a bibliography.

Describes how federal, state, and local governments tax citizens, the different kinds of taxes, and how tax revenues are spent. Also explains how federal spending affects the national economy and discusses the federal deficit.

Contains fourteen critical essays that offer varying opinions about the United States' budget deficit.

Analyzes the individual costs of the war on terror for Americans both in taxes and in lifestyles and examines how decreased taxes and increased deficit spending has effected military operations and national security.