Screwed : the undeclared war against the middle class--and what we can do about it /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hartmann, Thom, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2007.
Series:BK currents book.
Subjects:
Middle class > United States > Economic conditions.
Middle class > Political activity > United States.
Middle class > United States > History.
Classes moyennes > États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
Classes moyennes > Activité politique > États-Unis.
Classes moyennes > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Economy.
Middle class.
Middle class > Economic conditions.
Middle class > Political activity.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
United States > Social conditions.
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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