Schultz, Ed,  1954- <br/><br/>
Killer politics :  how big money and bad politics are destroying the great American middle class / 
Ed Schultz. 
 - New York :  Hyperion,  c2010. 
 - x, 206 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: There was blood -- From Fargo to 30 Rock: the Big Ed story -- The four pillars: let's fly ahead of the plane -- Health care: your inalienable right -- Rethinking energy: another fight for independence -- Controlling America's borders: from melting pot to meltdown -- The China dragon: the rise of an economic superpower and what that means for us -- Cleaning up after Bush II: how reckless fiscal and foreign policies almost sank us -- Bad trade: selling out the American worker -- Economic slavery: how debt reductions and unions can help set you free -- The truth about taxes: time for mandatory trickling -- Kick the messenger: become a wiser news consumer and a better citizen -- Term limits and a third party: stop big money from trumping your vote -- Conclusion: I must be crazy, but I still have hope. 
<br/><br/> Outlines the author's thoughts about the endangered middle class, covering topics from health care and education to international economic policies and global energy independence. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781401323783 1401323782 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010000177 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiscal policy--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--2009-<br/>United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.<br/>United States--Economic conditions--2009-<br/>United States--Economic policy--2009-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>002 E 907  / S387k 2010