Downhill from Here
Retirement Insecurity in the Age of Inequality
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Retirement insecurity is an increasingly serious manifestation of the vast inequality that risks destroying the social fabric in America. The nearly inevitable consequence of lifetime wage discrepancies, security in retirement is linked to the kinds of jobs we hold during our work lives. That, in turn, is a product of all the forces leading to historic levels of inequality, forces that have protected the very wealthy, destroyed any hold on stability for the poor, and gradually eroded the security of the vast middle class.
The problem of inequality has moved from an academic preoccupation to a growing theme in national and local politics. The election of Bill Di Blasio in New York was the first real political victory that owes itself to citizens demanding a reversal of inequality. It has been an underlying them in the Democratic presidential debates, a motif for the Hillary Clinton campaign and a pronounced feature of Bernie Sanders' bid. This attention is not an accident. When members of Congress returned to their districts to test out messages for upcoming elections, the one issue that resonated among their publics was “do something about retirement.”
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Moving to America in 2008, Finnish journalist Anu Partanen quickly went from confident, successful professional to wary, self-doubting mess. She found that navigating the basics of everyday life - from buying a cell phone and filing taxes to education and childcare - was much more complicated and stressful than anything she encountered in her homeland. At first she attributed her crippling anxiety to the difficulty of adapting to a freewheeling new culture. But as she got to know Americans better, she discovered they shared her deep apprehension.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A non-radical perspective on two societies
- De kwdayboise (Kim Day) en 06-20-17
De: Anu Partanen
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Boom, Bust, Exodus
- The Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities
- De: Chad Broughton
- Narrado por: Stephen McLaughlin
- Duración: 15 h y 34 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 24
In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 33,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for decades. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good insurance, and were assured a solid retirement. In 2004, the plant was relocated to Reynosa, Mexico, where workers sometimes spent 13-hour days assembling refrigerators for $1.10 an hour.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Story I thought I Knew
- De Meek84 en 07-08-18
De: Chad Broughton
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The Working Poor
- Invisible in America
- De: David K. Shipler
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 15 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 181
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 149
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 150
Nobody who works hard should be poor in America, writes Pulitzer Prize-winner David Shipler. Clear-headed, rigorous, and compassionate, he journeys deeply into the lives of individual store clerks and factory workers, farm laborers and sweat-shop seamstresses, illegal immigrants in menial jobs and Americans saddled with immense student loans and paltry wages. They are known as the working poor.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Textbook Perfect Discussion of the Problem
- De Cynthia en 07-28-12
De: David K. Shipler
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The Fine Print
- How Big Companies Use 'Plain English' to Rob You Blind
- De: David Cay Johnston
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
David Cay Johnston has made a name for himself as the defender of the common man, calling out the rich and powerful for cheating the system at the expense of everyone else. Whether he's exposing unjust loopholes in the tax code that help the rich get richer or pointing out how powerful corporations pocket government subsidies at excessive taxpayer expense, Johnston is an eloquent town crier for justice and equality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must listen if you love or hate Trump
- De Rob D en 04-19-17
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Black Titan
- A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire
- De: Carol Jenkins
- Narrado por: Susan Spain
- Duración: 11 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 460
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 395
A.G. Gaston, the poor grandson of slaves, was born in the Deep South in 1892. Over the course of his extraordinary life, he amassed a fortune of over $130 million and a vast business empire. The story of his remarkable life is written with eloquence and grace by his niece, an Emmy¿ Award-winning journalist and her daughter, who holds degrees from Yale and Harvard.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Black Gold = Standing Ovation
- De 2Fresh en 01-20-16
De: Carol Jenkins
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Aftershock
- The Next Economy and America’s Future
- De: Robert B. Reich
- Narrado por: Robert Reich
- Duración: 4 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 645
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 428
The author of 12 acclaimed books, Robert B. Reich is a Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served in three national administrations. While many blamed Wall Street for the financial meltdown, Aftershock points a finger at a national economy in which wealth is increasingly concentrated at the top - and where a grasping middle class simply does not have the resources to remain viable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very plausible assessment of our economy
- De CAR TOP CAMPER en 10-06-10
De: Robert B. Reich
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The Up Side of Down
- Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
- De: Megan McArdle
- Narrado por: Mia Barron
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 280
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 235
Most new products fail. So do most small businesses. And most of us, if we are honest, have experienced a major setback in our personal or professional lives. So what determines who will bounce back and follow up with a home run? If you want to succeed in business and in life, Megan McArdle argues in this hugely thought-provoking book, you have to learn how to harness the power of failure. McArdle has been one of our most popular business bloggers for more than a decade, covering the rise and fall of some the world' s top companies and challenging us to think differently about how we live, learn, and work.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Book
- De Ray en 05-21-14
De: Megan McArdle
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Glass House
- The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
- De: Brian Alexander
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 92
The Anchor Hocking Glass Company, once the world's largest maker of glass tableware, was the base on which Lancaster's society was built. As Glass House unfolds, bankruptcy looms. With access to the company and its leaders, and Lancaster's citizens, Alexander shows how financial engineering took hold in the 1980s, accelerated in the 21st century, and wrecked the company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What really happened to the American Dream?
- De Bill en 05-10-17
De: Brian Alexander
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FairTax
- The Truth
- De: Neal Boortz, John Linder
- Narrado por: Neal Boortz
- Duración: 6 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Offering stunning new insights not covered in the original book, FairTax: The Truth debunks the negative myths and gross misrepresentations of this groundbreaking idea. The FairTax plan is simple, brilliant, and it will work - enabling you to keep all the money in your paycheck; eliminating the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system; and revolutionizing the way America pays for itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sound, well-researched plan
- De Tim Hibbetts en 03-06-08
De: Neal Boortz, y otros
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The Capitalist Code
- It Can Save Your Life and Make You Very Rich
- De: Ben Stein
- Narrado por: Blake Swihart
- Duración: 2 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 89
Most Americans have not inherited wealth or a successful business that can set them up for life. That means most Americans are destined to live with financial worries and concerns for the rest of their lives, right? Wrong! With his entertaining and informative style, New York Times best-selling author, actor, and financial pundit Ben Stein refutes the current notion that the corporate system is rigged against ordinary citizens and explains how corporate stock ownership is the best system ever devised.
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4 out of 5 stars
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underwhelming narration
- De Brandon Crow en 10-27-17
De: Ben Stein
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Arguing with Idiots
- How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government
- De: Glenn Beck
- Narrado por: Glenn Beck, Pat Gray, Steve "Stu" Burguiere
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 973
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 447
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 444
Idiots can't be identified through voting records, they can be found only by looking for people who hide behind stereotypes, embrace partisanship, and believe that bumper-sticker slogans are a substitute for common sense. If you know someone who fits the bill, then Arguing with Idiots will help you silence them once and for all with the ultimate weapon: the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- De Stacy en 09-22-09
De: Glenn Beck
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Beyond Outrage
- What Has Gone Wrong with Our Economy and Our Democracy, and How to Fix Them
- De: Robert B. Reich
- Narrado por: Robert B. Reich
- Duración: 3 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 210
Robert B. Reich urges Americans to get beyond mere outrage about the nation’s increasingly concentrated wealth and corrupt politics in order to mobilize and to take back our economy and democracy. Americans can’t rely only on getting good people elected, Reich argues, because nothing positive happens in Washington unless good people outside Washington are organized to help make those things happen after the election. But in order to be effectively mobilized, we need to see the big picture.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Falls short
- De J. Klinghoffer en 11-04-13
De: Robert B. Reich
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The Conservative Heart
- How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America
- De: Arthur C. Brooks
- Narrado por: P. J. Ochlan
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 495
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 434
In The Conservative Heart, Arthur C. Brooks contends that after years of focusing on economic growth and traditional social values, it is time for a new kind of conservatism - one that helps the vulnerable without mortgaging our children's future. In Brooks' daring vision, this conservative movement fights poverty, promotes equal opportunity, celebrates earned success, and values spiritual enlightenment. It is an inclusive movement with a positive agenda to help people lead happier, more hopeful, and more satisfied lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding recitation of conservatism!
- De GLENNO en 08-06-15
De: Arthur C. Brooks
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All the Money in the World
- What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending
- De: Laura Vanderkam
- Narrado por: Karen Saltus
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 66
How happy would you be if you had all the money in the world? We spend endless hours obsessing over our budgets and investments, trying to figure out ways to stretch every dollar. We try to follow the advice of money gurus and financial planners, then kick ourselves whenever we spend too much or save too little. For all of the stress and effort we put into every choice, why are most of us unhappy about our finances? According to Laura Vanderkam, the key is to change your perspective.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Practical Book with Good Ideas
- De Herstory buff en 07-03-14
De: Laura Vanderkam
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That Used to Be Us
- How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
- De: Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 16 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 601
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 492
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 485
America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers, analyze those challenges - globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption - and spell out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to this moment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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We have met the enemy and it is us.... Pogo
- De Soudant en 09-16-11
De: Thomas L. Friedman, y otros
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Kids These Days
- Human Capital and the Making of Millennials
- De: Malcolm Harris
- Narrado por: Will Collyer
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 249
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 202
Everyone knows "what's wrong with millennials". Glenn Beck says we've been ruined by "participation trophies". Simon Sinek says we have low self-esteem. An Australian millionaire says millennials could all afford homes if we'd just give up avocado toast. Thanks, millionaire. This millennial is here to prove them all wrong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A devastating dream of revolution
- De Kevin Tierney Jr en 11-23-17
De: Malcolm Harris