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The fleecing of America

Title
The fleecing of America / William Proxmire.
Author
Proxmire, William.
Publication
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1980.

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Description
238 pages; 22 cm
Summary
Examines numerous examples of the use and misuse of federal funds and offers suggestions for fiscal policies designed to promote more efficient government expenditures.
Subject
  • Waste in government spending > United States
  • Grants-in-aid > United States
  • Government spending policy > United States
  • Government spending policy
  • Grants-in-aid
  • Waste in government spending
  • Öffentliche Ausgaben
  • Subventionspolitik
  • United States
  • USA
  • USA
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Fleecing of America -- Fleeces of many colors -- Opponents of the fleece and some offshoots -- Big brass rip-offs -- Many facets of waste -- Public works rip-off -- Myths and realities -- How they pull it off -- Two we win for the taxpayer -- New York City- how they did it -- Why bail out Chrysler? -- It's not all bleak -- What to do about it -- Getting the budget's worth.
ISBN
  • 039529133X
  • 9780395291337
LCCN
79028550
OCLC
  • ocm05888682
  • 5888682
  • SCSB-6151
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library