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Who Stole The American Dream? (2013)

by Hedrick Smith(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0812982053 (ISBN13: 9780812982053)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Random House Trade Paperbacks

review 1: An insightful dive into the history of our nation's "political engineering" of wealth inequality and how our leadership's decisions (political and economical) have been wrongly driven by the most possible profit on paper at any costs. This book illustrates how the effects of political and business leaders' decisions (and policies) from 30 years ago are culminating today in the perfect storm. Eye-opening and presents opinions and insights from political & business leaders across the spectrum. The United States is in decline because leadership has ignored the qualitative in favor of the quantitative. Although it's unlikely that all of the author's recommendations for balancing the scales will happen, they're certainly doable and realistic. Every person in the U.S. needs to r... moreead this.
review 2: If you feel disenchanted and disenfranchised from the political process, and upset at the current state of "Government By The 1%, For The 1%", I can't urge you more strongly to READ THIS BOOK.Hedrick Smith, in a very readable manner, works through the recent history of how things have led to today's current political situation, referencing concrete data and studies.This is the book I've been searching for, for years. I've felt disenchanted with the current political system, feeling that Congress no longer cares about the wants and needs of the 99% of the population that aren't rich benefactors, industry leaders, or lobbyists. From Smith's book:"In 2005, Martin Gilens, [a] Princeton political scientist, made a detailed comparison of the policies that voters preferred with the policies that Washington adopted and concluded that politicians had disregarded the view of middle-class voters. 'Influence over actual policy outcomes,' wrote Gilens, 'appears to be reserved almost exclusively for those at the top of the income distribution.'The book helped clarify what has led to today's overarching, big-picture problems with government (regardless of political affiliation), and outlines steps to get back on the path to what the 99% envision America could one day be.I'd love to see nonpartisan community book groups created around Who Stole the American Dream?, with the goal of using it as a jumping-off point for promoting and engaging in grassroots political action. less

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