{"product_id":"9780982470701","title":"Ten Things You Don't Know About Rhode Island","description":"Rhode Island is in Crisis!!\u003cp\u003eYou knew that already, didn't you? You've been hearing it for years.\u003cbr\u003eBut haven't you wondered, since everyone knows there's a crisis, why can't we just deal with it? Is it the powerful unions? Could it be our liberal spending? Or might it be that the conventional story about what ails Rhode Island is just plain wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Tom Sgouros, independent journalist and editor of the Rhode Island\u003cbr\u003ePolicy Reporter, in an examination of what's really going on in our state. Admire the bad statistics, willful ignorance, and astonishing blind spots behind the crazy policy choices our governments (and citizens) make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBudget demystification!\u003cbr\u003eState finance derring-do!\u003cbr\u003eEconomic jiggery-pokery!\u003cbr\u003eAmaze your friends! Irritate your adversaries!\u003cbr\u003eBecome a better advocate! Read this book!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Light Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49827899638000,"sku":"9780982470701","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780982470701","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}