Plutocracy In America
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Plutocracy In America
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Author : Ronald P. Formisano
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2015-09-15
Plutocracy In America written by Ronald P. Formisano and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with Social Science categories.
A hard-hitting analysis of how the disparity between wealth and poverty undermines the common good. The growing gap between the most affluent Americans and the rest of society is changing the country into one defined—more than almost any other developed nation—by exceptional inequality of income, wealth, and opportunity. This book reveals that an infrastructure of inequality, both open and hidden, obstructs the great majority in pursuing happiness, living healthy lives, and exercising basic rights. A government dominated by finance, corporate interests, and the wealthy has undermined democracy, stunted social mobility, and changed the character of the nation. In this tough-minded dissection of the gulf between the super-rich and the working and middle classes, Ronald P. Formisano explores how the dramatic rise of income inequality over the past four decades has transformed America from a land of democratic promise into one of diminished opportunity. Since the 1970s, government policies have contributed to the flow of wealth to the top income strata. The United States now is more a plutocracy than a democracy. Formisano surveys the widening circle of inequality’s effects, the exploitation of the poor and the middle class, and the new ways that predators take money out of Americans’ pockets while passive federal and state governments stand by. This data-driven book offers insight into the fallacy of widespread opportunity, the fate of the middle class, and the mechanisms that perpetuate income disparity.
The American Plutocracy
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Author : Milford Wriarson Howard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
The American Plutocracy written by Milford Wriarson Howard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Wealth categories.
How The Very Rich Rob Us
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Author : Lawrence L. Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Bascom Hill Publishing Group Limited
Release Date : 2010-12-15
How The Very Rich Rob Us written by Lawrence L. Roberts and has been published by Bascom Hill Publishing Group Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-15 with Business & Economics categories.
Are you better today than a generation ago? • From 1980 to 2007, the U.S. population increased 25% and inflation grew by 260%.• Median income has been reduced by 2 to 7%, every year! • Bankruptcies have increased 500%.• The average family works an extra 20 hours/wk.• Working families wages have remained flat.• In 1980, there were 139 out of 100,000 Americans in prison, today it's 506.• America's international education rating in education has dropped from #1 to #42.• The number of retirees working has tripled.• College tuition has doubled, while wages have remained flat.• Private philanthropic funds and other tax shelters have increased by 380%.• The number of lobbyists has tripled.• Inheritance taxes for the wealthy have all but disappeared while yours remain.
Social Inequality Economic Decline And Plutocracy
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Author : Dale L. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-02-14
Social Inequality Economic Decline And Plutocracy written by Dale L. Johnson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-14 with Political Science categories.
This book aims to further an understanding of present day America by exploring counter-hegemony to the rule of capital and offering guidelines for strategizing change proceeding from the dialectic of What Is and What Ought to Be. The author analyzes neoliberal global order and its political expressions through discussions of the dominance of finance capital in the late twentieth century, the triumph of ideology, the closing of avenues to reform, the problem of the captive state, and a sociological analysis of rule by “divide and conquer.” The book concludes with a look at the history of movement politics in culture, arts, economics, and politics. It resounds with a hope that challenges to hegemony can use many paths to change, of which the electoral path is but one of many fronts, in the long-term struggle for radical reform.
The American Plutocracy
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Author : Milford Wriarson Howard
language : en
Publisher: Andesite Press
Release Date : 2015-08-13
The American Plutocracy written by Milford Wriarson Howard and has been published by Andesite Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-13 with categories.
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Plutocracy
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Author : Thomas Manson Norwood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
Plutocracy written by Thomas Manson Norwood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with American fiction categories.
Plutocrats
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Author : Chrystia Freeland
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2012-10-25
Plutocrats written by Chrystia Freeland and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-25 with Business & Economics categories.
Forget the 1% - it's time to get to grips with the 0.1% ... There has always been some gap between rich and poor, but it has never been wider - and now the rich are getting wealthier at such breakneck speed that the middle classes are being squeezed out. While the wealthiest 10% of Americans, for example, receive half the nation's income, the real money flows even higher up, in the top 0.1%. As a transglobal class of highly successful professionals, these self-made oligarchs often have more in common with one another than with their own countrymen. But how is this happening, and who are the people making it happen? Chrystia Freeland, acclaimed business journalist and Global Editor-at-Large of Reuters, has unprecedented access to the richest and most successful people on the planet, from Davos to Dubai, and dissects their lives with intelligence, empathy and objectivity. Pacily written and powerfully researched, Plutocrats could not provide a more timely insight into the current state of Capitalism and its most wealthy players. 'A superb piece of reportage ... a tremendous illumination' (New Statesman on Freeland's previous title, Sale of the Century)
The Great Madness
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Author : Scott Nearing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-08
The Great Madness written by Scott Nearing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
American Plutocracy
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Author : James Martin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-17
American Plutocracy written by James Martin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-17 with categories.
American Plutocracy is an eye-opening exposé of how money, greed, and power politics enable the wealthy and special interests to hold sway over our government. Anemic campaign finance legislation permits the economically privileged to make virtually unlimited cash contributions to politicians. As a result, tax laws favor the rich, Wall Street bankers remain unbridled, and corporations have become hugely profitable. At the same time, the middle class has diminished and, for many, the American Dream is no longer attainable. Affordable housing, higher education, quality healthcare, and well-paying jobs are now beyond the grasp of many of our citizens. While the wealthy "mega-thrive," much of America is simply trying to survive. Fiscally, the United States is approaching a tipping point. The national debt ($23+ trillion) exceeds the annual Gross National Product (GNP), while deficit spending now runs about a trillion dollars per year. Federal entitlement programs (Social Security, Medicare, etc.) consume 63% of the annual federal budget and teeter near insolvency. Corporate tax dodging has pulled billions of dollars out of government coffers while predatory labor practices further deplete the US workforce. Expecting government to overcome the calamity we now face is wildly optimistic and irrational. There is too much conflict of interest, with no inherent motivation for legislators to do things differently. Instead, American voters/workers/consumers need to take personal responsibility for their own wellbeing. Together, we can proactively affect changes in spite of our elected officials. American Plutocracy offers an inspiring vision for America that embraces a grassroots capitalism that fosters ownership and prosperity for United States labor, cultivates sustainable employment and careers, and carves a path toward economic, political, and social parity for all Americans. Twenty years ago, such an ambitious endeavor would have seemed unfeasible. Today, with the advent of the Internet and social media, it is collectively within all our reach.
The Asian 21st Century
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Author : Kishore Mahbubani
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022
The Asian 21st Century written by Kishore Mahbubani and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Asia categories.
This open access book consists of essays written by Kishore Mahbubani to explore the challenges and dilemmas faced by the West and Asia in an increasingly interdependent world village and intensifying geopolitical competition. The contents cover four parts: Part One The End of the Era of Western Domination. The major strategic error that the West is now making is to refuse to accept this reality. The West needs to learn how to act strategically in a world where they are no longer the number 1. Part Two The Return of Asia. From the years 1 to 1820, the largest economies in the world were Asian. After 1820 and the rise of the West, however, great Asian civilizations like China and India were dominated and humiliated. The twenty-first century will see the return of Asia to the center of the world stage. Part Three The Peaceful Rise of China. The shift in the balance of power to the East has been most pronounced in the rise of China. While this rise has been peaceful, many in the West have responded with considerable concern over the influence China will have on the world order. Part Four Globalization, Multilateralism and Cooperation. Many of the world's pressing issues, such as COVID-19 and climate change, are global issues and will require global cooperation to deal with. In short, human beings now live in a global village. States must work with each other, and we need a world order that enables and facilitates cooperation in our global village.