Burlington Public Library MA

A people's guide to the federal budget, National Priorities Project, written by Mattea Kramer ; with Jo Comerford ... [and others] ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich ; afterword by Josh Silver

eng

Includes bibliographical references

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

A people's guide to the federal budget

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written by Mattea Kramer ; with Jo Comerford ... [and others] ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich ; afterword by Josh Silver

National Priorities Project

A key to a people's guide -- Federal spending categories / foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich -- Why should you care about the federal budget? -- The big picture -- A brief history of the federal budget -- Who decides the federal budget? -- Where does the money come from? -- Where does the money go? -- The federal debt -- The president's 2013 budget request -- Take action -- Appendix: For educators -- Appendix: Federal spending at the state level -- Acknowledgments -- Guest contributors -- About npp -- Resources -- Glossary -- List of figures -- List of extras -- List of learn to fish -- List of did you knows