| Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) Contributor(s): Johnston, David Cay (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591842484 ISBN-13: 9781591842484 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: Bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Johnston shows how for the past three decades, the government began to offer favorable treatment to certain groups. But for every subsidy and regulatory change that helps one person, another pays the price. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Government & Business - Business & Economics | Business Ethics - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 338.973 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.5" W x 8.38" (0.68 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Professional - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
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| Publisher Description: Free Lunch answers the great mystery of our time: How did our strong and growing economy give way to job uncertainty, debt, bankruptcy, and fear for millions of Americans? Acclaimed reporter David Cay Johnston reveals how government policies and spending have reached deep into the wallets of the many to benefit the top 1% of the wealthiest. He shows exactly who has been getting free lunches from the government?from $100 million to Warren Buffett, to $1.3 billion to the owners of the Yankees and Mets. But of course there's really no such thing as a free lunch. The taxpayer always picks up the bill. With his in depth reporting, vivid stories, and sharp analysis, Johnston reveals the forces that shape our everyday economic lives?and shows us how we can finally make things better. |