Who stole the American dream?
by Hedrick Smith · first published 2012
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Recounts how the American dream has been dismantled over the past forty years by legislative, electoral, and corporate decisions that have compromised the middle class and minimized individual economic and political power.
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…wrested from the hands of the middle class since the 60s and 70s and taken over by megacorporations, the military-industrial complex, and the ultrawealthy. I recently read about this phenomenon in the book Who Stole the American Dream?, by Hedrick Smith[0]. I highly recommend it. The first signs of change appeared in the 2012 election, as the young people voted for marijuana legalization (and gay marriage) in two states and the hundreds…
on “Jonathan James” ↗Who Stole the American Dream? - Hedrick Smith: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13331153-who-stole-the-am...
on “Ask HN: Best books you read in 2012” ↗I was going to say this. A good book on the policies that helped kill unions and weaken the middle class is Who Stole the American Dream by Hedrick Smith. http://www.amazon.com/Stole-American-Dream-Hedrick-Smith-ebo...
on “Are Computers Making Society More Unequal? ” ↗