Donald L. Barlett
Paperback | Pages: 252 pages Rating: 3.96 | 124 Users | 20 Reviews
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| Title | : | America: What Went Wrong? |
| Author | : | Donald L. Barlett |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 252 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 1992 by Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Categories | : | Politics. History. Economics. Nonfiction. North American Hi.... American History. Literature. 20th Century |
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The culmination of two years of research, and based on a series of articles in the Philadelphia Enquirer, two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors reveal how everyone's lives have been touched by public acts and private greed. Barlett and Steele deftly expose the shifting tax burdens, deregulation, foreign investment, bankruptcy laws, and other changes that have reeked havoc on the middle class.Be Specific About Books In Favor Of America: What Went Wrong?
| Original Title: | America: What Went Wrong? |
| ISBN: | 0836270010 (ISBN13: 9780836270013) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.96 From 124 Users | 20 ReviewsCriticize Containing Books America: What Went Wrong?
Interesting in the extreme. This book, while technically outdated (1992), has been proven prophetic. It's a cogent and deeply-researched examination of the waning economic oversight or regulation in America, and the catastrophic problems stemming from that. This reads like an accurate diagnosis of the diseases-- income inequality, outsourcing, and massive government debt-- which we've had to deal with (or have refused to deal with) for the past three decades.Only more poignant now, becauseIf you worked in a newsroom in the early 1990s, then you no doubt heard again and again that this was the gold standard for hard-hitting, explanatory journalism. There were many workshops, etc., in an attempt to do mimic it.
This book discusses the factors that led to the current levels of wealth and income inequality in the USA.
So much better than I ever expected. This book was written more than 20 years ago and it is as relevant today as when it came out. Originally a series of lengthy articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer, this book describes in great detail how corporate mergers and Wall Street deals affect working people. It also sheds a bright light on the influence that Congress has on who wins and who loses in today's economy. Bartlett and Steele were talking about the 1% decades before it was fashionable. The
These writers are American Cassandras, and to mix my metaphors, the working class fiddled while the elite stole our middle class lifestyle.
This book was published in the early nineties right before the dotcom boom. It is an excellent explanation of what happened in the eighties and the problems we created because of tax cuts and corporations offshoring jobs and investments. It focuses on the excess of the super rich, income inequality, and corporations offshoring money. Nothing this book has talked about has been fixed. I find it fascinating that the arguments used by Trump on his base are here--your jobs are going off shore! Other
I wish I (and many other people in positions of power) had read this 15 years ago. We'd all be in a lot better shape!
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