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1. "America: What went Wrong" should still be required reading

Reply to Lars77 (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:58 AM

Jul 2012

They connected all the dots of what was happening and how financial tricks shook out in peoples' lives. Subsequent books in the same 'series' (America: Who Stole The Dream and America: Who Really Pays the Taxes) built on it, but it was the sort of thing the "New Economy" folks didn't want to hear.

Excerpts from the 1992 book are available at their website:
http://americawhatwentwrong.org/stories/excerpt-america-what-went-wrong/

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Don Barlett and James Steele on New Book, "The Betrayal of the American Dream." [View all] Lars77 Jul 2012 OP

"America: What went Wrong" should still be required reading JHB Jul 2012 #1

Yes, I read "America: Who Stole the Dream" some years ago whathehell Jul 2012 #2

Larrs thanks.... It's another critical look at how the rich were helped with the greatest transfer midnight Jul 2012 #3