It's the Middle Class, Stupid!
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Publisher Description
It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! confirms what we have all suspected: Washington and Wall Street have really screwed things up for the average American. Work has been devalued. Education costs are out of sight. Effort and ambition have never been so scantily rewarded. Political guru James Carville and pollster extraordinaire Stan Greenberg argue that our political parties must admit their failures and the electorate must reclaim its voice, because taking on the wealthy and the privileged is not class warfare—it is a matter of survival. Told in the alternating voices of these two top political strategists, It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! provides eye-opening and provocative arguments on where our government—including the White House—has gone wrong, and what voters can do about it.
Controversial and outspoken, authoritative and shrewd, It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! is destined to make waves during the 2012 presidential campaign, and will set the agenda for legislative battles and political dust-ups during the next administration.
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Prominent political strategists James Carville and Stan Greenberg depict the detrimental impact of modern politics on the middle class. The pair argues that the status quo in Washington for both Republicans and Democrats is a failure. The authors point out that the current political system has allowed CEOs' incomes to skyrocket and enabled corporate bigwigs to line their pockets instead of allocating increased revenue to employees. In the end, both Carville and Greenberg argue that to return America to prosperity, the financial gap between the wealthy and the middle class must be reduced. In this audio edition, Carville and Greenberg read alternating sections. Of the two, Carville is a more magnetic performer something that isn't surprising given his work as a television commentator and occasional appearance in movies. Greenberg's reading is less polished; he sometimes runs his words together and has issues with enunciation. Nonetheless, political junkies will find this a compelling and entertaining assessment of what is wrong in America and what might fix the country. A Penguin/Blue Rider hardcover.
