{"product_id":"9781939709943","title":"Going for Broke: Deficits, Debt, and the Entitlement Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur growing national debt has dropped out of the headlines recently—but that doesn’t mean that the problem has gone away. The national debt recently topped $17.5 trillion, and is projected to reach $27 trillion by 2024. Worse yet, if you include the unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare, the U.S. real indebtedness exceeds $83 trillion. Despite these undeniable facts, politicians from both parties continue to avoid making the difficult decisions that must be made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Security, Medicare, and Medicaid alone account for 48 percent of federal spending today, a portion that will only increase more rapidly with the newest entitlement program, Obamacare. The truth is that there is no way to address America’s debt problem without reforming entitlements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing for Broke provides a critical, in-depth analysis of these entitlement programs and lays out much needed solutions for real reform.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cato Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039754273008,"sku":"9781939709943","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939709943_p0.jpg?v=1763665312","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939709943","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}