Buchheit | Disposable Americans | Buch | 978-1-138-67176-8 | sack.de

Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 273 g

Reihe: Critical Interventions

Buchheit

Disposable Americans

Extreme Capitalism and the Case for a Guaranteed Income
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-67176-8
Verlag: Routledge

Extreme Capitalism and the Case for a Guaranteed Income

Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 273 g

Reihe: Critical Interventions

ISBN: 978-1-138-67176-8
Verlag: Routledge


Inequality has dramatically increased in America, with few solutions on the horizon. Serious social inequalities persist. For example, the 14 richest Americans earned enough money from their investments in 2015 to hire two million preschool teachers (while the USA ranks low among developed countries in preschool enrollment). Following the Great Recession, the richest one percent took 116 percent of the new income gains, a statistic caused by so many middle-class Americans moving backward, many losing investments in property and experiencing interruptions in work. Author Paul Buchheit looks hopefully to solutions in a book that vividly portrays the rapidly changing inequality of American society. More Americans have become "disposable" as middle-class jobs have disappeared at an alarming rate. Buchheit presents innovative proposals that could quickly begin to reverse these trends, including a guaranteed basic income drawn from new revenues, such as a Financial Speculation Tax and a Carbon Tax. Discussing the challenges and obstacles to such measures, he finds optimism in past successes in American history.

Ideal for classroom assignment, the book uniquely pairs historical events with current, real-life struggles faced by citizens, pointing to measures that can improve personal and social well-being and trust in government.

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Introduction

Chapter 1 Workers

Chapter 2 Why We Need a Guaranteed Income. Soon.

Chapter 3 Children

Chapter 4 The Poor

Chapter 5 Everyone Deserves an Income

Chapter 6 African-Americans

Chapter 7 Racism and Narcissism

Chapter 8 The Sick and Elderly

Chapter 9 Extreme Capitalism: Preying on the Sick and Retirees

Chapter 10 Youth

Chapter 11 Guaranteed Jobs

Chapter 12 Women

Chapter 13 A Tale of Extremes

Chapter 14 Soldiers

Chapter 15 Americide

Chapter 16 The Case for a Guaranteed Income


Paul Buchheit taught economics at De Paul University and also has formal training in language development and cognitive science. He is the founder and developer of several social justice and educational websites (UsAgainstGreed.org, RappingHistory.org, YouDeserveFacts.org), and the editor of American Wars: Illusions and Realities (Clarity Press).



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