{"product_id":"i-o-u-s-a-9780470222775","title":"I.O.U.S.a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI.O.U.S.A. will accompany a new feature-length documentary based on the writings of Agora's  The Daily Reckoning. According to filmmaker Patrick Creadon, America's federal debt is $8. 6 trillion and growing at a frightening rate. In addition, our major entitlement programs (Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid) are dangerously unfunded.   I.O.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the theatrical version of I.O.U.S.A.:  \u003cp\u003e\"I.O.U.S.A. is a clear, cogent and compelling primer on contemporary American economics and the not-so-small matter of how we ended up at the edge of a precipice.\" -- Toronto Star\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The buck stops here in this sobering but disarmingly irreverent look at the national debt.\" -- Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.O.U.S.A. | 3.5 Stars! \"...it accomplishes an amazing thing. It explains the national debt, the foreign trade deficit, the decrease in personal savings, how the prime interest rate works, and the weakness of our leaders.\" -- Roger Ebert\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An alternately amusing and alarming primer on America's off-the-charts fiscal irresponsibility.\" -- Variety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Equal parts enlightening and alarming, \"I.O.U.S.A.\" highlights our unwise preference for short-term reward over long-term planning.\" NY Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For anyone seeking a clearer understanding of the financial state of the union -- and strong enough to take the sobering news -- [I.O.U.S.A.] is a good place to start.\" LA Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Some even wonder if it might do for the economy what Al Gore’s \"An Inconvenient Truth\" did for the environment...\"I.O.U.S.A\" is a bold attempt to highlight a potentially huge problem.\" -- The Economist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003eI.O.U.S.A. Cast of Characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Mission.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mission.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Real State of the Union.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Budget Deficit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Savings Deficit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Trade Deficit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Leadership Deficit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: The Interviews.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlice Rivlin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Bonner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Rubin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter G. Peterson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRon Paul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul A. Volcker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr. Alan Greenspan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarren Buffett.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Areddy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul O’Neill.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur Laffer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteve Forbes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402304954711,"sku":"9780470222775","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470222775.jpg?v=1730480007","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/i-o-u-s-a-9780470222775","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}