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The American Dream Is Not Dead

Michael R Strain

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  • 168 sidor
  • 2020
Populists on both sides of the political aisle routinely announce that the American Dream is dead. According to them, the game has been rigged by elites, workers cant get ahead, wages have been stagnant for decades, and the middle class is dying. Michael R. Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, disputes this rhetoric as wrong and dangerous. In this succinctly argued volume, he shows that, on measures of economic opportunity and quality of life, there has never been a better time to be alive in America. He backs his argument with overwhelmingand underreporteddata to show how the facts favor realistic optimism. He warns, however, that the false prophets of populism pose a serious danger to our current and future prosperity. Their policies would leave workers worse off. And their erroneous claim that the American Dream is dead could discourage people from taking advantage of real opportunities to better their lives. If enough people start to believe the Dream is dead, they could, in effect, kill it. To prevent this self-fulfilling prophecy, Strains book is urgent reading for anyone feeling the pull of the populists. E. J. Dionne and Henry Olsen provide spirited responses to Strains argument.
  • Författare: Michael R Strain
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781599475578
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 168
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2020-02-25
  • Förlag: Templeton Foundation Press,U.S.