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In a sweeping narrative about the individuals and the politics behind the budget, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal time (which ended Sept 30) to see where all the amount of money was actually put in, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control. Through the eyes of key people-Jacob Lew, White House director of the Office of Management and Budget; Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office; Blackstone creator and former Business Secretary Pete Peterson; and more-Wessel gives listeners an internal look at the making of our unsustainable budget.
