Red Ink
by David Wessel
Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget
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79%
Critic Reviews: 6
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Reader Ratings: 132
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Synopsis
David Wessel, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning reporter, columnist, and bestselling author of In Fed We Trust, dissects the federal budget: a topic that is fiercely debated today in the halls of Congress and the media, and yet is misunderstood by the American public. Now a New York Times bestseller. In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money... more
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Published: July 31, 2012 by Crown Business
Genre: Business & Economics, Political & Social Sciences. Non-fiction. 208 pages
- All Critics: 6
- Positive: 5
- Negative: 1
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Salon | 27 Jul 2012
There’s a reason why we can’t seem to make any progress on our fiscal mess: One of our two political parties has gone nuts. Wessel explicitly chooses not to make this clear in his treatment of our national budget debacle
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Reason Magazine | 31 Aug 2012
There’s an awful lot that Americans don’t know about the budget, and there’s quite a bit to learn from Wessel’s readable and generally fair book.
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BC Books | 13 Aug 2012
Red Ink is a call to action by every major constituency in the United State to address both the revenue side and expenses of the federal government before the debt reaches crisis levels.
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Inside Higher Ed
The fact that Wessel managed to be both passionate and nonpartisan in Red Ink is an impressive achievement.
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The Finance Professional's Post | 31 Oct 2012
Financial professionals should have a realistic view of the core of our capital markets—the US Federal Budget, and our government debt. Red Ink should be on everyone's must-read list.
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800-ceo-read | 6 Aug 2012
If you’re interested that dialogue and in further education instead of soundbites and the pontification of pundits this election season, then this is certainly a book for you.
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