I.O.U.S.A One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt

by Wiggin, Addison; Incontrera, Kate; Walker, David

• ISBN13: 9780470222775
• ISBN10: 0470222778
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-29
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The United States has been spending its way deeper and deeper into the red, and saddling future generations with the mess-but who's paying attention? To answer that question, this companion book to the critically acclaimed documentary I.O.U.S.A. talks with some of the most revered voices in the nation, including Warren Buffett; former Treasury Secretaries Paul O'Neill and Robert Rubin; and Pete Peterson, CEO of The Blackstone Group. Defiantly non-partisan, the empowering solutions outlined in these pages are a must-read for any American concerned about the current state of affairs.

Author Biography

Kate Incontrera is the Managing Editor of The Daily Reckoning. Ms. Incontrera was also an associate producer and writer on the critically acclaimed documentary film I.O.U.S.A. Before joining Agora Financial in 2004, Ms. Incontrera studied writing at the University of Cambridge and Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
I.O.U.S.A. Cast of Characters	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
The Mission
The Mission	p. 3
The Real State of the Union	p. 15
The Budget Deficit	p. 23
The Savings Deficit	p. 43
The Trade Deficit	p. 59
The Leadership Deficit	p. 75
Epilogue	p. 93
The Interviews
The Interviews	p. 97
Alice Rivlin	p. 99
William Bonner	p. 111
Robert Rubin	p. 127
Peter G. Peterson	p. 139
Ron Paul	p. 147
Paul A. Volcker	p. 161
Dr. Alan Greenspan	p. 169
Warren Buffett	p. 175
James Areddy	p. 197
Paul O'Neill	p. 205
Arthur Laffer	p. 225
Steve Forbes	p. 245
Additional Resources	p. 261
Index	p. 263
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