Winner-Take-All Politics : How Washington Made the Rich Richer--and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class (Paperback)

from Schmerguls

4796. Winner-Take-All Politics How Washington Made the Rich Richer - And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class, by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson (read 27 Jan 2011) This is a great book, relating in a well-researched manner, how the Republican Party has become the servant of the very rich--as it ...

from Began

Gives understanding as to why and how the income and wealth disparity in the US came about. Explains how large corporations organized in the 70's under the Business Roundtable umbrella and turned their massive financial resources into leverage to push, prod and influence Congress via lobbyists to...

from Mtatge

One of the best books I have read in a long time. This is a very well-written, well-researched account explaining how our economic system has become so tilted toward the rich and big business. Hacker lays out how our political system (both Democrats and Republicans) have been corrupted by big bus...

from DLMorrese

If you're American, this book will make you angry, although the reasons may differ between individual readers. For me, it's because it puts facts and figures to suspicions I've long held. You can't just blame Reagan (which I often tended to do) for our wonky tax laws, the Federal debt, the budget...

from lindap69

the subtitle says it all - How Washington Made the Rich Richer and the Poor Poorer; not good for blood pressure! need a way to take this from the book discussion/read phase to political action.