Screwed : the Undeclared war Against the Middle Class--And What we can do About it
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Unabridged.
Read by Anthony Heald.
Beginning with the Reagan administration, the U.S. government has steadily instituted policies and legislation that favor corporations over citizens, argues Air America host Hartmann (The Ultimate Sacrifice). Analyzing the rhetoric and policies of the current administration's "compassionate conservatism," Hartmann goes on to detail the ways in which safety nets for working people (from progressive taxation to antitrust legislation to Social Security) have been steadily weakened, and argues that an empowered, educated middle class is crucial to a functioning democracy. Chapters detail the ways in which what gets called "the free market" is not really free (for good reason, he notes), how "We the People create the middle class," how the policies of the Founding Fathers and figures like FDR still have a lot to teach us, and ways for "Leveling the Playing Field." Though far from comprehensive, and despite its sensationalist title, Hartmann's latest is an intelligent critique of the contemporary plight of the middle class.
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PUBLISHED
Ashland, OR : Blackstone Audiobooks, 2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 6 sound discs (7 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781433215148
1433215144
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Heald, Anthony.
SUBJECTS
Middle class -- United States -- Economic conditions.
Middle class -- Political activity -- United States.
Middle class -- United States -- History.
United States -- Social conditions.
United States -- Politics and government.