{"product_id":"red-ink-david-wessel-9780770436162","title":"Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer-Prize-winning reporter, columnist, and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn Fed We Trust\u003c\/i\u003e, dissects the federal budget in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget--a topic that is fiercely debated today in the halls of Congress and the media, and yet is often misunderstood by the American public--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. Through the eyes of key people, including Jacob Lew, White House director of the Office of Management and Budget; Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office; Blackstone founder and former Commerce Secretary Pete Peterson; and more, Wessel gives readers an inside look at the making of our unsustainable budget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Wessel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0770436161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780770436162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.23w x 0.57d","brand":"David Wessel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46747590131967,"sku":"9780770436162","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5fcd9eb-cb01-4698-bf3d-00fc5fadcd40.jpg?v=1743584185","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/red-ink-david-wessel-9780770436162","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}