LEADER 02777nam 2200601 450 001 9910822762803321 005 20230803020416.0 010 $a0-19-997349-0 010 $a0-19-025268-5 010 $a1-299-45692-8 010 $a0-19-993199-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018763 035 $a(EBL)1073471 035 $a(OCoLC)922904255 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860154 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12351053 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860154 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10896514 035 $a(PQKB)11292553 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001019364 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1073471 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4704558 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4704558 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11554881 035 $a(OCoLC)960758816 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018763 100 $a20120716h20132013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDangerous convictions $ewhat's really wrong with the U.S. Congress /$fTom Allen 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press, USA,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-993198-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Early Lessons in Congress; 2. The Federal Budget: Faith-Based Economics; 3. Iraq: Evidence Doesn't Matter; 4. Health Care: Principle before People; 5. Climate Change: Denial as Public Policy; 6. The Sources of Polarization; 7. Finding a Path to Recovery; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z 330 $aThe debt-ceiling debacle of 2011 was clear evidence of the dangerous polarization of American politics. Heedless of the warnings of economists, a majority of Republicans in the House refused to allow the Treasury to borrow enough money to pay for spending already ordered by Congress. The government avoided a catastrophic default only by unprecedented legislative contortions. The debt ceiling fight also showed that the two parties simply don't understand each other. In Dangerous Convictions, former Democratic Congressman Tom Allen, explains how beneath the surface of our political debates, the 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2009-2017 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy$y2009- 676 $a328.73 686 $aPOL006000$2bisacsh 700 $aAllen$b Thomas H$g(Thomas Hodge),$f1945-$01634446 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822762803321 996 $aDangerous convictions$93974671 997 $aUNINA