Running on Empty How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do about It

Name: Running on Empty How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do about It
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ISBN: 9780312424626

ISBN-10: 0312424620

ISBN-13: 9780312424626

Edition: 2004

Authors: Peter G. Peterson

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The national bestseller, described by Tom Brokaw as the "wake-up call we cannot ignore," with a new preface by the author Acclaimed by all sides of the political spectrum, Peter Peterson's" Running on Empty not only traces the deterioration of America's finances but offers solutions. This national bestseller is required reading for everyone concerned with America's long-term economic survival. In clear and concise prose, Peterson offers America not only a vision but the practical steps by which to ensure our children's economic future." Running on Empty is not only a warning, it is also a manifesto calling for the next administration to finally confront a deep and disturbing problem that…

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List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 7/8/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.594



Preface to the New Edition


Preface: Why This Book Now?



Bankrupt Parties, Bankrupt Nation



Why Deficits Matter to you and Your Future



The Challenge at Home: The Aging of America



The Challenge Abroad: A Dangerous World



How the Democrats Got us Into This Mess [With Republican Help]



How the Republicans Got us Much Deeper [With Democratic Help]



Ten Partisan Myths



Why America is Choosing the Wrong Future



How we Can Rebuild Our Future-and Our Politics



A Letter to the Rising Generation


A Note on Sources