Designed for a wide audience, this exciting new work provides an easy and intuitive presentation of traditional economic and financial topics. Whether you are a professional economist, social scientist, or just interested in gaining a better grasp on our country’s economics, this book will provide a refreshing approach to traditional topics. It will give the reader plenty of information to help form their own opinions about important policy issues without relying on ideologues and political operatives for information. With topics relevant to everyday news it’s easy for the reader to obtain the economic knowledge and historical context to become an informed citizen!