The Conscience of a Liberal
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Must read before the next elections
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This book describes how the Republican policies of the last 40 years have contributed to rising inequalities in America, and how the middle and lower class have been hurting from the attempts by the Republican administrations to shrink the social safety net - e.g. attempts by G.W. Bush to privatize social security - and to favor the very rich. Will the next president achieve as much as FDR did, make America a middle-class nation again, and be able to implement universal health care?
As a foreign-born (French) reader, one interesting aspect was the comparison of the social benefits in the US versus all other "developed" countries. The US are the only "advanced" country not to have universal healthcare, have by far the least benefits for the poor, the unemployed or the sick, and correspondingly have the most income inequality.
I believe that the US deserve better than what they have today. Most Americans are compassionate but keep electing presidents and congressmen that are not. It's striking to witness how politicians whose policies benefit the top 1% of the society can convince a majority of people to vote for them, mainly by distracting the voters from their own economic interest (Krugman explains this very well). If you are an independent, I strongly suggest to read this book before the next elections. I must say I have become somewhat of a Krugman fan lately - I highly recommend his NY Times columns as well as his blog. Krugman for President :-) |
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