Who Stole the American Dream?
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (815 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812982053 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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The human face of the story is inseparable from the history.”—Reuters. Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith’s new book is an extraordinary achievement, an eye-opening account of how, over the past four decades, the American Dream has been dismantled and we became two Americas. In his bestselling The Russians, Smith took millions of readers inside the Soviet Union. Now Smith takes us across America to show how seismic changes, sparked by a sequence of landmark political and economic decisions, have transformed America. This book is essential reading for all of us who want to understand America today, or why average Americans are struggling to keep afloat. But no book goes to the headwaters with the precision, detail and accessibility of Smith.”—The Seattle Times “Sweeping in scope Smith posits some steps that could alle
"Predators" according to Stephen T. Hopkins. Journalist Hedrick Smith builds a case one piece at a time in his book Who Stole the American Dream? He shows through multiple examples over the past four decades how public policies that favor the rich have decimated the economic strength of average workers and enhanced the power of the wealthy. He shows how the United States has changed . Larry Checco said Not a Pretty Story!. If you're looking for a well-documented, detailed explanation as to how millions of families lost their place in America's middle class--along with their homes, jobs, health care, savings, pensions, self respect and more--this is the book for you. SPOILER ALERT!!!! It doesn't paint a pretty picture. Be prepared to grit your teeth, hold you. America Bends Over Franklin the Mouse It's a shame most Americans will not read it. "Who Stole the American Dream?" puts together many of the disruptive conditions which have occurred in the last forty years and clearly explains why there is a ever-widening gap between the rich and poor. The majority of Baby Boomers embraced unfettered capitalism with little or no government o
economic gain between 2002–7, and the 99 percent (310 million) got one-third. An informative account. Smith concludes, We are at a defining moment for America. The 1980s ushered in the era of job losses and a lid on average pay scales; hence, consumer spending declined, and the nation’s economy was negatively affected. --Mary Whaley . We must come together and take action to rejuvenate our nation and to restore fairness and hope in our way of life. American corporations paid high wages and good benefits after the war; millions of workers spent their money; and business investment increased, which led to growth, expansion, and higher living standards. From Booklist Smith, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, explains how the middle-class prosperity after WWII (the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s) was reversed in the 1980s, ’90s, and 2000s because of
As a reporter at TheNew York Times, Smith shared a Pulitzer for the Pentagon Papers series and won a Pulitzer for his international reporting from Russia in 1971–1974. His books The Russians and The Power Game were critically acclaimed bestsellers and are widely used in college courses today. Hedrick Smith is a bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize–w