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| The National Debt of the United States 1941 to 2008, 2d ed | 
| Author: Robert E. Kelly
Publisher: McFarland
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 524357
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 393
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 0786432330
Dewey Decimal Number: 336.34097309045
EAN: 9780786432332
ASIN: 0786432330
Publication Date: February 20, 2008
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Product Description
America's debt is in the trillions--and yet, like those who worry about borrowing five dollars but not about their unaffordable mortgage, Americans fail to pay attention to this serious situation. The press hovers over annual budgets and the associated deficits (and rare surpluses), but pays little attention to the national debt and even less to the interest spent serving it. Federal politicians seem as powerless to control the debt as they are uninformed about its nature.
After tracing fluctuations in the finances of the country from its beginning until 1940, this book examines the administrations of the next 12 presidents (FDR through George W. Bush) and the annual budget deficits and interest expenses that fed the national debt. The startup debt of each administration is shown; then the change in debt through the end of the administration is analyzed to show what areas of government incurred overspending and how much was overspent. Also included are brief biographies of each president, and discussions of foreign and domestic situations, including judicial decisions and sociological changes, that affected fiscal policies and fueled the urge to overspend.
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Must read before voting in November June 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are at this site, you probably have more than a passing interest in making an intelligent choice when you vote for president and Congress. So you're probably not the kind of person who votes whichever party line; or who believes the last television ad he sees; or just chooses by race, religion, sex or physical attractiveness, never mind the issues. You may already know more than the average American about U.S. history and the national debt. But if you are like me, you may have not put it all together into the answer to the question: what the heck is happening here?! And why?!
If you really want to know, Bob Kelly tells us, and in an interesting, even riveting format. My favorite section, under each recent president, is the list of paradigm-altering Supreme Court decisions. For instance, I finally found the answer to one favorite question: when were teenagers told they could defy speech-limit rules in public schools? (It was after my tenure as editor of my college newspaper).
Another interesting section states Mr. Kelly's opinions on certain social issues that he finds more relevant to the national debt than I do; but they always give me something to think about. Whether you share his Judeo-Christian viewpoint,or consider morality an innate absolute for the successful survival of our species, you will want our country to get its moral act together before it's too late to sustain our freedom. And bottom line, this requires addressing the outrageous national debt, starting with this year's election.
Great for high-schoolers June 3, 2008
This book is under-titled. In addition to the analysis of debt, it provides a sketch of American and world history from Washington to Bush.
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