Going for Broke: Deficits, Debt, and the Entitlement Crisis

by Michael D. Tanner

Book Overview

Our growing national debt has dropped out of the headlines recently--but that doesn't mean that the problem has gone away. The national debt recently topped $17.5 trillion, and is projected to reach $27 trillion by 2024. Worse yet, if you include the unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare, the U.S. real indebtedness exceeds $83 trillion. Despite these undeniable facts, politicians from both parties continue to avoid making the difficult...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1939709741
• ISBN13: 9781939709745
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Cato Institute
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"