Winner-take-all politics : how Washington made the rich richer-and turned its back on the middle class
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New York : Simon & Schustser, [2010].
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Book
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1st Simon & Schustser hardcover ed.
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357 pages ; 25 cm
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Main Library - Adult
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306.342 Hac
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Published
New York : Simon & Schustser, [2010].
Edition
1st Simon & Schustser hardcover ed.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-340) and index.
Description
The very rich have gotten a lot richer these past few decades--even during the current economic crisis--while most Americans haven't. How have they managed to restructure the economy to reap the lion's share, tearing new holes in the safety net and saddling all of us with increased debt and risk? In an innovative historical departure, Hacker and Pierson trace the rise of the winner-take-all economy back to a major transformation of American politics in the late 1970s, under a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress. With big business and conservative ideologues organizing themselves to undo the regulations and progressive tax policies that had helped ensure a fair distribution of economic rewards, deregulation got under way, taxes were cut for the wealthiest, and business decisively defeated labor in Washington. And this transformation continued under Reagan and the Bushes as well as Clinton.--From publisher description.
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