Dennis S Ippolito: 3 books
Hidden Spending
The Politics of Federal Credit Programs
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Ippolito examines the least publicized source of our current fiscal troubles--federal credit programs. Since the 1970s these programs (primary components of the federal policy in such areas as housing, agriculture, education, and international affairs) have grown dramatically, but neither the growth...
Why Budgets Matter
Budget Policy and American Politics; Revised and Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2015
When the first edition of Why Budgets Matter was published in 2003, the federal budget had fallen back into deficit. At the time, fairly modest changes in taxes and spending would have ensured that deficits and debt would remain at tolerable levels. Instead, the disconnect between taxes and spending...
by Professor Dennis S. Ippolito
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
The Constitution grants Congress the power 'to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises'. From the First Congress until today, conflicts over the size, role and taxing power of government have been at the heart of national politics. This book provides a comprehensive historical account of...