the undeclared war against the middle class--and what we can do about it /
First Statement of Responsibility
Thom Hartmann.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st pbk. ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
San Francisco :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Berrett-Koehler Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2007, 2006
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 249 p. ;
Dimensions
21 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
A middle class requires democracy -- There is no "free" market -- How we the people create the middle class -- The rise of the corporatocracy -- Democracy requires a middle class -- The myth of the greedy founders -- Thomas Paine against the freeloaders -- Taxation without representation -- James Madison versus the business of war -- FDR and the economic royalists -- Governing for we the people -- Too important for the private sector -- Knowledge is power -- Medicine for health, not for profit -- The truth about the trust fund -- Setting the rules of the game -- Leveling the playing field -- Conclusion: the road to victory.
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PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Undeclared war against the middle class--and what we can do about it
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Middle class-- Political activity-- United States.
Middle class-- United States-- Economic conditions.