The audacity of help
Subtitle: Obama's economic plan and the remaking of America
By: John F. Wasik.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bloomberg Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781576603567
Subjects: United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-; United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-
Description: "The Audacity of Help explores how Barack Obama's campaign promises compare with the measures Congress has enacted, detailing what Obama has achieved and what is yet to be realized. The book evaluates how the stimulus package will affect health care, education, the environment, energy, taxes, and more, and includes analysis on which sectors will benefit most"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: First aid and income boosters; title: Rebuilding infrastructure, creating jobs; title: Bottom-up economics: small-business benefits; title: Job creators and the green-collar bonus; title: Get smarter; title: Borrowing wisely; title: Restoring homeownership: keeping the dream alive; title: Health-care reform; title: Unfinished business: long-range goals in entitlement reform; title: The road ahead.