Are America's wealthy too powerful? /
Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., book editor.
- Farmington Hills, MIt : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
- 110 p. ; 23 cm.
- At issue .
- At issue. Social issues. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
American beliefs about the wealthy are changing / Michael Hiltzik -- Investment bankers are responsible for the American financial crisis / Bill Buzenberg -- Investment bankers are not responsible for the American financial crisis / Jim Reynolds Jr. -- Rich white men--not minorities--caused the American financial crisis / Alex Blaze -- Loans to minorities fueled the American financial crisis / Michelle Malkin -- Wall Street financiers manipulate the stock market to benefit themselves / David C. Korten -- Wall Street bailout recipients should not pay bonuses to employees / Ruth Conniff -- It is necessary to pay bonuses to Wall Street employees / Edward M. Liddy -- The wealthy profit at the expense of the poor and middle classes / Leslie Davis -- The wealthy should pay taxes at a higher rate / George Lakoff and Bruce Budner -- Raising taxes on the wealthy is bad for the economy / George F. Will -- Raising state taxes on the wealthy harms state economies / Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore -- The health care system favors the wealthy and harms the poor / Guy Adams -- The wealthy are monopolizing prime living space / Barbara Ehrenreich -- The addictive striving for wealth has negative social repercussions / Peter C. Whybrow.
9780737750874 (hbk.) 0737750871 (hbk.) 9780737750881 (pbk.) 073775088X (pbk.)
2010021945
Wealth--Social aspects--United States--Juvenile literature.
Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--United States--Juvenile literature.
Power (Social sciences)--United States--Juvenile literature.
Rich people--Public opinion--United States--Juvenile literature.
HC110 W4 / A74 2011
305.5/2340973
Includes bibliographical references and index.
American beliefs about the wealthy are changing / Michael Hiltzik -- Investment bankers are responsible for the American financial crisis / Bill Buzenberg -- Investment bankers are not responsible for the American financial crisis / Jim Reynolds Jr. -- Rich white men--not minorities--caused the American financial crisis / Alex Blaze -- Loans to minorities fueled the American financial crisis / Michelle Malkin -- Wall Street financiers manipulate the stock market to benefit themselves / David C. Korten -- Wall Street bailout recipients should not pay bonuses to employees / Ruth Conniff -- It is necessary to pay bonuses to Wall Street employees / Edward M. Liddy -- The wealthy profit at the expense of the poor and middle classes / Leslie Davis -- The wealthy should pay taxes at a higher rate / George Lakoff and Bruce Budner -- Raising taxes on the wealthy is bad for the economy / George F. Will -- Raising state taxes on the wealthy harms state economies / Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore -- The health care system favors the wealthy and harms the poor / Guy Adams -- The wealthy are monopolizing prime living space / Barbara Ehrenreich -- The addictive striving for wealth has negative social repercussions / Peter C. Whybrow.
9780737750874 (hbk.) 0737750871 (hbk.) 9780737750881 (pbk.) 073775088X (pbk.)
2010021945
Wealth--Social aspects--United States--Juvenile literature.
Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--United States--Juvenile literature.
Power (Social sciences)--United States--Juvenile literature.
Rich people--Public opinion--United States--Juvenile literature.
HC110 W4 / A74 2011
305.5/2340973
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