A People's Guide to the Federal Budget
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Description
From history of the budget process to detail about the ongoing conflict in Washington, from charts explaining where every federal dollar goes to simple explanations of budget terminology, this book covers it all. A People’s Guide to the Federal Budget is for every American who wants to understand and participate in a process that affects all of us. It serves as a foundation for the novice reader, a reference tool for a more advanced audience, and is perfect for high school and college classroom use. Released to coincide with the fiscal year 2013 budget process and the 2012 presidential election, this guide includes up-to-the-minute numbers and explanation of President Obama’s 2013 budget request.
Product Details
| Publisher | Olive Branch Press |
| Publish Date | August 17, 2012 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781566568876 |
| Dimensions | 215.9 X 139.7 X 20.3 mm | 0.0 pounds |
About the Author
?National Priorities Project (NPP) is a non-profit research organization that makes our complex federal budget transparent and accessible so people can exercise their right and responsibility to oversee and influence how their tax dollars are spent.
Reviews
"Understanding federal government operations requires understanding federal finances. This short book, produced by the National Priorities Project, provides an excellent foundation for anyone seeking an initial understanding. In a clear fashion, it goes through the basic numbers of federal government finances, expenditures, revenues, deficits, and debt; gives cogent explanations of some arcane terminology used in the system; and goes through the legislative process that determines spending and revenue choices. It provides short descriptions of the major laws that establish the choice process and briefly explains what the laws are supposed to do and why. The many graphs help show how spending, revenue, and debt have changed over the years. One chapter examines President Obama's 2013 budget (thus requiring revised editions). The book also includes an instruction guide for high schools... Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers and undergraduate students."
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