Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing the Future of America
- ISBN-10
- 0872866939
- ISBN-13
- 9780872866935
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-09-15
- Author
- Tim Wise
Description
A scalding indictment of how the wealthy influence the national economy, politics, and media to disadvantage those already less fortunate
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- 2015-09-21
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