{"product_id":"the-raw-deal-how-myths-and-misinformation-about-the-deficit-inflation-and-wealth-impoverish-america-paperback","title":"The Raw Deal: How Myths and Misinformation about the Deficit, Inflation, and Wealth Impoverish America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Frank\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericans have fallen for the ticker tape. We watch our portfolios, happily or nervously. We know there were a few bad apples at Enron and World Com, but we also know: \u003cbr\u003e* The advent of mutual funds, low-cost brokerages, and the Internet has meant that the stock market is now more transparent, honest, and accessible to the small investor than ever before;\u003cbr\u003e* 401(k)s give the individual responsibility and control over their retirement savings, and that makes us more responsible citizens;\u003cbr\u003e* Federal deficits are bad for the economy, especially, somehow, when they're linked to social spending; and\u003cbr\u003e* Controlling inflation is the most important task of our economic policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as economist Ellen Frank shows us, what we know is wrong. Over the past twenty years, Americans have been fed a mash of confusing financial and economic information. This information has distorted popular understanding of how the economy really operates and camouflaged the transformation of economic policy from a tool for improving the living standards of all to a tool for securing the perquisites of those with financial wealth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Frank, senior economic analyst for the Poverty Institute at Rhode Island College, writes and lectures widely on U.S. and international economic policy. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 251\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.14 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52478429593907,"sku":"9780807047279","price":39.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RlZDUFlXZytvUjAyVjBiNE9jQTB0UT09.webp?v=1759643902","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-raw-deal-how-myths-and-misinformation-about-the-deficit-inflation-and-wealth-impoverish-america-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}