The Way Back: Restoring the Promise of America
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (631 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06Y3K8F6S |
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| Number of Pages | : | 198 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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The promise of America is that, with ambition and hard work, anyone can rise to the top. An ostensibly progressive New Class of comfortably rich professionals, media leaders, and academics has shaped the contours of American politics and given us a country of fixed economic classes. It is supported by the poorest of Americans, who have little chance to rise, an alliance of both ends against the middle that recalls the Red Tories of parliamentary countries. But now the promise has been broken, and we’ve become an aristocracy where rich parents raise rich kids and poor parents raise poor kids. What's different about America is our politics. Because they support an aristocracy, the members of the New Class are Tories, and because of their feigned concern for the poor, they are Red Tories.The
F.H. F.H. The Way Back makes a persuasive case that social mobility, fundamental to the American Dream, has eroded, and that people both on the left and right need to deal seriously with the problem of inequality. The problem, moreover, is not unintended consequencesbut rather intended consequences. With his signature combination of erudition, imagination, and wit, F.H. Buckley has produced a game-changing contribution to the inequality literature.”Christopher DeMuth. That’s a great reason to put The Way Back at the top of your reading list. Buckley marshals tremendous data and insight in a compelling study.”Francis FukuyamaInequality and immobility will be the rallying cry from the left as the 2016 elections approach. Buckley offers a provocative and important commentary on the underlying pro
Great Problem Analysis but Fails to Provide Answers Clan Gardner Very insightful analysis of how the U.S. has gotten into the economic and social pickle in which we now find ourselves, suffering from the consequences of high economic inequality combined with low and increasing economic immobility. Those two factors are what undergird the American Dream--that anyone can make it with hard work and improve their lives, regardless of the economic circumstances under which they were born. However, the title of the book "The Way Back" is misleading. 90% . A path back to greatness Frank Buckley makes a compelling case that the American Dream is in real danger, and well worth saving. Thankfully, he gives us a path back to what truly made America great, which is a welcome relief from today's shrill and shallow political rhetoric.. "This book explains a lot !" according to Peter Van Oudenaren. I loved this book, for once there's a current public policy book that explains my life, my children's lives, why my divorce was so destructive, why people I know can't get decent drug abuse treatment, why so much of my income goes to "the man" in various forms, why my kids can't my can't afford college, why, why, why fantastic !. Unfortunately this work adds to the reasons provided by Stiglitz et al for so many troubles we face. Good luck to us.