The politics of taxing and spending
By: by Patrick Fisher.
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781588266446; 9781588266194
Subjects: Taxation -- United States; Government spending policy -- United States; Budget deficits -- United States
Description: Publisher's description: How are budget decisions made by the US government? Is it fair to blame skyrocketing deficits on an inability to curtail spending? How-and why-are taxing and spending decidedly separate political processes? Emphasizing budgetary politics rather than economic theories, Patrick Fisher offers a clear, thorough overview of how money flows through our government coffers. A welcome realism pervades Fisher's analysis of budget making, and numerous case studies of events in recent budget politics bring his arguments to life. The result is a balanced wealth of material for classroom discussion---About the book p.193.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The discrepancy between taxing and spending; title: The politics of taxing; title: Raising taxes; title: Cutting taxes; title: The politics of spending; title: The growth of government spending; title: Reducing spending; title: Deficits and the american democracy.