by Robert B. Reich
Pretty good book. Even for someone like me who doesn't enjoy reading about economics all that much. He presents everything in a fairly simple way and at only 146 actual pages it's not a grueling read. I strongly disagree with a couple of the measures he proposes in the 'What Should Be Done' porti...
So clear-cut and readable. Reich's core argument is that the middle class can no longer get ahead; wages are (and have been for far too long) stagnant, unemployment is rising, and our debt load is crushing. There's therefore no incentive for what conservatives are currently calling "the job creato...
I didn't agree with everything Mr Reich had to say but I really appreciated that this book made me think. I also thought it was incredibly lacking in party politics.
Reich cuts through all the spin and clearly diagnoses causes/effects of economic policies. His solutions feel aimed right at the heart of everyday hard working folks' dilemnas.
Excellent read about America's future! "But we did not learn the larger lesson of the 1930's: that when the distribution of income gets too far out of whack, the economy needs to be reorganized so the broad middle class has enough buying power to rejuvenate the economy over the longer term." "Until ...
Readers can tell that Robert Reich is a college teacher; it shows in this book. He is very good at explaining exactly what happened to the economy in this current climate and why it happened. More importantly, he outlines very well what will happen unless this nation and its people decide on some se...
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