I.O.U.S.A. / Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera ; with Dorianne Perrucci ; foreword by David Walker.

Author: Wiggin, Addison.

Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008.

ISBN: 0470222778 (pbk.)
9780470222775 (pbk.)

Description: xxi, 266 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Subject(s): Finance United States History.
Debt United States History.
Economic forecasting United States.

Contents: The real state of the union -- The budget deficit -- The savings deficit -- The trade deficit -- The leadership deficit -- Epilogue -- The interviews -- Alice Rivlin -- William Bonner -- Robert Rubin -- Peter G. Peterson -- Ron Paul -- Paul A. Volcker -- Dr. Alan Greenspan -- Warren Buffett -- James Areddy -- Paul O'Neill -- Arthur Laffer -- Steve Forbes.

Summary: Two leading financial experts offer an incisive analysis of the ever-increasing federal debt, the trade deficit, and the declining value of the dollar and what it means for the future of America, drawing on the wisdom of Warren Buffett, Robert Rubin, David Walker, Alice Rivlin, Paul O'Neill, and Pete Peterson to reflect on the nation's spending habits and what to do about the problems.