Billionaire Democracy: The Hijacking of the American Political System
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01NCYXZ2K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Senate and Treasury, this experience gives Tyler an expansive perspective on the many variations of capitalism and democracy across the globe. Tyler is also treasurer of the international aid group Bikes for the World, which recycles American bicycles to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America.. Author of What Went Wrong he worked in the United States Senate for 18 y
Tyler lays out the fundamental problems plaguing our democracy. 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. This isn’t your America. The election of Donald Trump shocked the world, but for many Americans, it came as a stark reflection of mounting frustrations with our current system and anger at the status quo. He also breaks down where we fall short and how other rich democracies avoid the income bias created by the overwhelming role of money in US politics. But if that’s true, why don’t American politics actually translate our preferences into higher-living standards for the majority of us?The answer is that, in America, the wealthy few have built a system that works in their favor, while maintaining the illusion of democracy. It’s also why our economy has been misfiring for most Americans for a generation, wages stagnating and opportunity dwindling. 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
Tyler is also treasurer of the international aid group Bikes for the World, which recycles American bicycles to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America.. National Institutes of Health and private donors like the Gates Foundation. He envisioned DNDi as a non-profit NGO conducting research on medicines for the neglected diseases of the developing world. Appointed by President Clinton as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Tyler has worked closely with top policymakers like Lawrence Summers and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. MSF continues to support the $19 million budget in conjunction with the U.S. Humphrey and to Sen. Author of What Went Wrong he worked in the United States Senate for 18 years. Coupled with his time in the U.S. About the AuthorGeorge Tyler is an economist who has extensive private- and public-sector exposure to international issues and foreign economics and political systems. His interna