Screwed: the undeclared war against the middle class--and what we can do about it
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Main Author: Hartmann, Thom (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco Berrett-Koehler Publishers c2007
Series:BK currents book
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index
A middle class requires democracy -- There is no "free" market -- How we the people create the middle class -- The rise of the corporatocracy -- Democracy requires a middle class -- The myth of the greedy founders -- Thomas Paine against the freeloaders -- Taxation without representation -- James Madison versus the business of war -- FDR and the economic royalists -- Governing for we the people -- Too important for the private sector -- Knowledge is power -- Medicine for health, not for profit -- The truth about the trust fund -- Setting the rules of the game -- Leveling the playing field -- Conclusion: the road to victory
Shows that it's not too late to return to the America that our founders envisioned. Democracy requires a fair playing field. It can survive only if "We", the people stand up, speak out, and reclaim our democratic birthright. This book includes information on reframing the immigration debate
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 249 p.)
ISBN:1576755290
1605098698
9781576755297
9781605098692

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