Makers and Takers: How Wall Street Destroyed Main Street

Makers and Takers: How Wall Street Destroyed Main Street

Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?

"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." â€”The New York Times

In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held equally on both sides of political spectrum, and it seems only to be gaining momentum.
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A key reason, says Financial Times columnist Rana Foroohar, is the fact that Wall Street is no longer supporting Main Street businesses that create the jobs for the middle and working class. She draws on in-depth reporting and interviews at the highest rungs of business and government to show how the â€œfinancialization of Americaâ€â€”the phenomenon by which finance and its way of thinking have come to dominate every corner of businessâ€”is threatening the American Dream.
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Now updated with new material explaining how our corrupted financial sysÂtem propelled Donald Trump to power, Makers and Takers explores the confluence of forces that has led American businesses to favor balance-sheet engineering over the actual kind, greed over growth, and short-term profits over putting people to work. From the cozy relationship between Wall Street and Washington, to a tax code designed to benefit wealthy individuals and corporations, to forty years of bad policy decisions, she shows why so many Americans have lost trust in the sysÂtem, and why it matters urgently to us all.
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Through colorful stories of both â€œTakers,â€ those stifling job creation while lining their own pockets, and â€œMakers,â€ businesses serving the real economy, Foroohar shows how we can reverse these trends for a better path forward.
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Crown Currency
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 47969127
Color White
ReleaseDate 2017-09-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553447255

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Crown Currency
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	47969127
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2017-09-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553447255

Makers and Takers: How Wall Street Destroyed Main Street

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