The sixteen-trillion-dollar mistake : how the U.S. bungled its national priorities from the New Deal to the present
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HV95 .J355 2001
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | HV95 .J355 2001 | On Shelf |
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Dépenses publiques -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis.
Overheidsuitgaven.
Services sociaux -- États-Unis -- Finances.
United States -- Appropriations and expenditures.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Verspilling.
États-Unis -- Crédits budgétaires et dépenses.
États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 20e siècle.
Overheidsuitgaven.
Services sociaux -- États-Unis -- Finances.
United States -- Appropriations and expenditures.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Verspilling.
États-Unis -- Crédits budgétaires et dépenses.
États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 20e siècle.
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Book
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xi, 492 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-464) and index.
Description
"This book is the first analysis of American national priorities to link social policy, military policy, tax policy, and national politics in a far-reaching critique of the way the United States expends its national resources. By chronicling the failed priorities of eleven presidencies over a seventy-three year period (1931-2004), Jansson meticulously examines how each administration struggled to prioritize its share of the $56 trillion spent over that time. However, presidents only propose budgets, while Congress actually crafts budget and tax legislation.
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Jansson's research analyzes many of the problems created by this usually contentious relationship between the president and Congress: exorbitant military expenditures, corporate welfare, tax breaks for affluent Americans, interest payments on excessive debt, and pork-barrel spending. In identifying $16 trillion the United States wasted during the past seven decades, The Sixteen-Trillion-Dollar Mistake points the way for greater citizen surveillance of the federal budget and affords average citizens a stronger voice in determining national priorities."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jansson, B. S. (2001). The sixteen-trillion-dollar mistake: how the U.S. bungled its national priorities from the New Deal to the present . Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jansson, Bruce S. 2001. The Sixteen-trillion-dollar Mistake: How the U.S. Bungled Its National Priorities From the New Deal to the Present. Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jansson, Bruce S. The Sixteen-trillion-dollar Mistake: How the U.S. Bungled Its National Priorities From the New Deal to the Present Columbia University Press, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jansson, Bruce S. The Sixteen-trillion-dollar Mistake: How the U.S. Bungled Its National Priorities From the New Deal to the Present Columbia University Press, 2001.
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