● Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget
By David Wessel
Interview with author via Yahoo’s Daily Ticker
You’re probably aware the U.S. government spends a lot of money and more than it brings in. But few Americans have a really good understanding of how the budget works, where the money comes from and where it goes. In Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget, Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel shines a light on the federal budget and seeks to clear up some of the “myths and unrealities”….