Early John - The Myth Of American Inequality How Government Biases Policy Debate (With A New Preface) - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A Powerful Corrective to the Debate on Inequalty in America Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best books of 2022, The Myth of American Inequality demonstrates that the federal government egregiously overstates the degree of inequality and poverty in the world's wealthiest nation. In doing so the authors - - a former United States senator eminent economist and a former senior leader at the Bureau of Labor Statistics - - challenge the prevailing consensus that income inequality is a growing threat to American society. Getting the facts straight reveals that the key measures of well - being are greater than the official statistics of the country would lead us to believe. Income inequality is lower today than at any time in post - World War II America. The facts reveal a very different and better America than the one that is currently described by policy advocates across much of the political spectrum. The updated edition brings will challenge political debate throughout the 2024 election season and provide clear and convincing evidence that the American Dream is alive and well.
Title: The Myth Of American Inequality How Government Biases Policy Debate (With A New Preface)
Author(s): Early John
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Barcode: 9781538190135
Pages: 274 Pages
Publication Date: 5/1/2024
Category: Economic Geography