Feature Story

February 11, 2008

Where Does the Money Go?

Where Does the Money Go?

From the editors of the award-winning nonpartisan website Public Agenda Online comes this irreverent and candid guide to the federal budget crisis. Here's the book that explains --in plain English-- exactly what the fat cats in Washington are arguing about.

The looming federal debt crisis will affect your savings, your retirement, your mortgage, your health care, and your children.

Here's essential information that every American citizen needs --and has the right-- to know.

This guide to deciphering Beltway jargon on the budget covers everything from the country's $9 trillion debt to the fact that, for 31 out of the last 35 years, the government has spent more than it has collected in taxes.

You'll also find out why elected leaders from both parties have so far failed to address this issue and what we need to do about it now.

Here's some of what you'll find inside:

* The six points you need to know to understand the federal budget crisis
* What's a billion dollars really worth? And how many Manolo Blahniks would it buy?
* More than a dozen ideas for putting Social Security and Medicare on a solid financial path
* Six glib answers to the country's budget crisis that aren't really getting us anywhere
* The "Where Does the Money Go" Voter Protection Kit -- to help you figure out where the candidates really stand on this issue
* Five signs you're being a lazy citizen and five signs you're part of the problem