Billionaire Democracy: The Hijacking of the American Political System
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (846 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01NCYXZ2K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 162 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bentsen (D-TX). About the AuthorGeorge Tyler is an economist who has extensive private- and public-sector exposure to international issues and foreign economics and political systems. The international aid group Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontiéres or MSF) endorsed the concept and provided critical seed funding to the Geneva-based NGO. Author of What Went Wrong he worked in the United States Senate for 18 years. He envisioned DNDi as a non-profit NGO conducting research on medicines for the neglected diseases of the developing world. MSF continues to support the $19 million budget in conjunction with the U.S. Coupled with his time in the U.S. Appointed by Pr
MSF continues to support the $19 million budget in conjunction with the U.S. Senate and Treasury, this experience gives Tyler an expansive perspective on the many variations of capitalism and democracy across the globe. Humphrey and to Sen. The international aid group Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Fronti&eacu
In the US, voters have little influence on eventual policy outcomes engineered by lawmakers. Political scientists call it the income bias and attribute it to the power of wealthy donors who favor wage suppression and cuts to important government programs such as public education and consumer protection. We need to find a way to fix the way our government serves us.The only realistic pathway to improve middle-class economics is for Congress and the Supreme Court to raise the quality of American democracy. No matter who the president is.We’re told that when we vote, when we elect representatives, we’re gaining a voice in government and the policies it implements. He explains how the American democratic system is rigged and how it has eroded the middle class, providing an unflinching and honest comparison of the US government to peer democrac