TRILLIONS: A Primer on Federal Spending, Taxes, the U.S. Debt Ceiling, and Fiscal Law

TRILLIONS: A Primer on Federal Spending, Taxes, the U.S. Debt Ceiling, and Fiscal Law, is a concise, plain English explanation of federal spending, taxes, and debt including the interactions of the federal budget, authorization, appropriations, and tax processes. This book also includes several  unique features:

  • a quick overview of federal spending and taxes (“$7 trillion in 14 minutes”) for media and others who need to understand the scope of federal activities;
  • a plain English explanation of the Budget Reconciliation process including the Senate’s “Byrd Rule” which is highly relevant to budget deliberations in 2025; and
  • a detailed  explanation of recurrent fiscal crises over raising the statutory debt limit, which will again face the White House and Congress in the summer of 2025.

This book is relevant for national news and business media, Members of Congress and staff, federal agencies, attorneys, advocates, professors and students, the business community and trade associations, nonprofits, and the curious public.

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