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Red ink

by David Wessel

Public DebtsDeficit financingBudgetBudget deficitsBudget, united statesDebts, public, united statesnyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2012-08-19New 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 was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control.

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