| Description |
321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-321). |
| Contents |
We are writing this book because we failed and that's not good enough -- Who's middle class after all? -- The middle class : isn't it the engine of America? -- What's happened over the last three decades, and now : how George W. Bush made everything worse -- The attack on higher education : for-profit colleges -- "A 'second opinion' on the economic health of the American middle class" ; or, The fog machine and the denial of all their problems : it's not easy being rich -- Smarter than you think : the financial crisis -- Smarter than you think? Then what about Keynes? -- Smarter than you think? Corrupted government : lost republic -- The elites deplore class warfare, but what about the voters? -- The disaster of 2010 : when all is said and done, there's a lot better chance the middle class will see better times when a Democrat is president -- Why do you feel better about 2012? Because we have a story to tell : honoring stay-at-home moms -- Paul Ryan has the answer : Ayn Rand and Paul Ryan : the strange story of food stamps -- And do you think you can really do something about it? Sure do : getting real : unplug the climate-change fog machine -- The elite consensus on entitlements and deficits : renegotiating terms ; Stan's letter to Tom Friedman -- Let's get serious about what really matters : health care -- Doing something about it : numbers -- America : 1? -- Triumph over political dysfunction. |
| Summary |
Destined to make waves during the presidential campaign, political guru Carville and pollster extraordinaire Greenberg argue that America's voters are not as dumb as elected officials think they are. |
| Subject |
Politics, Practical -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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| Added Author |
Greenberg, Stanley B., 1945-
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| Added Title |
It is the middle class, stupid |
| ISBN |
9780399160394 |
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0399160396 |
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