02106cam a2200349Ka 4500 98177 20230404125840.0 101110s2010 nyu o 001 0 eng d 2010000177 (OCoLC)ocn462910477 DLC DLC YDX YDXCP B2A JQW ILC 9781401323783 1401323782 AU@ 000045214554 (OCoLC)462910477 n-us--- 002 E 907 S387k 2010 Schultz, Ed, 1954- 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. Includes index. 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. 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. United States Politics and government 2009- United States Politics and government 2001-2009. United States Economic conditions 2009- United States Economic policy 2009- Fiscal policy United States. lcc bk C0 DRFGD 5903 5903 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 E 907 S387k 2010 00000092066 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk