Disposable Americans - Couverture souple

Livre 8 sur 13: Critical Interventions

Buchheit, Paul

 
9781138671768: Disposable Americans
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ISBN 10 : 1138671762 ISBN 13 : 9781138671768
Editeur : Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Inequality has dramatically increased in America, with few solutions on the horizon. Serious social inequalities persist. For example, the 14 richest Americans earned enough money from their investments in 2015 to hire two million preschool teachers (while the USA ranks low among developed countries in preschool enrollment). Following the Great Recession, the richest one percent took 116 percent of the new income gains, a statistic caused by so many middle-class Americans moving backward, many losing investments in property and experiencing interruptions in work. Author Paul Buchheit looks hopefully to solutions in a book that vividly portrays the rapidly changing inequality of American society. More Americans have become "disposable" as middle-class jobs have disappeared at an alarming rate. Buchheit presents innovative proposals that could quickly begin to reverse these trends, including a guaranteed basic income drawn from new revenues, such as a Financial Speculation Tax and a Carbon Tax. Discussing the challenges and obstacles to such measures, he finds optimism in past successes in American history.

Ideal for classroom assignment, the book uniquely pairs historical events with current, real-life struggles faced by citizens, pointing to measures that can improve personal and social well-being and trust in government.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul Buchheit taught economics at De Paul University and also has formal training in language development and cognitive science. He is the founder and developer of several social justice and educational websites (UsAgainstGreed.org, RappingHistory.org, YouDeserveFacts.org), and the editor of American Wars: Illusions and Realities (Clarity Press).

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138671762
ISBN 13 
9781138671768
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
180
Coordonnées du fabricant
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ISBN 10 :  1138671754 ISBN 13 :  9781138671751
Editeur : Routledge, 2017
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