The Self-Made Myth [Elektronisk resurs] And the Truth about How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed.

• Cover; Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; INTRODUCTION: Public Policy and the Success Narrative; The Self-Made Myth; Implications of the Self-Made Myth and the Anti-government Narrative It Supports; The Built-Together Reality; Implications of the Built-Together Reality and the Public Investment Imperative It Supports; Digging Deeper; CHAPTER 1 The Self-Made Myth; Origins of the Self-Made Myth; Modern Myth and the Titans of Industry; Fueling an Anti-government Narrative; CHAPTER 2 Busting the Myth; Making the Invisible Visible; Donald Trump: FHA Housing, Imminent Domain, and Bank Bailouts. 
• H. Ross Perot Sr.: Medicare, Medicaid, and the Right ConnectionsReality Check: Social Mobility and the Rags-to-Riches Story; Koch Brothers: Money, Power, and Public Subsidies; Summary: Cleaning the Slate; CHAPTER 3 The Built-Together Reality of Individual Success; Roots of the Built-Together Reality; Role of Individual Effort and Leadership; Unequal Opportunities and Historical Timing; Society's Contributions to Individual Success; CHAPTER 4 Stories of Success and the Common Good; About the Profiles; Jerry Fiddler: Public Support for Education Helped Get Me Where I Am. 
• Glynn Lloyd: Transportation and Food Safety Regulations Help My BusinessReality Check: Highways and Transportation; Thelma Kidd: Taxes Are Just the Price of Doing Business; Warren Buffett: This Society Disproportionately Values What I Do Well; Martin Rothenberg: My Success Was Paid For by Others; Reality Check: Higher Education and Individual Success; Kim Jordan: The Idea of a Self-Made Person Is a Stretch; Anirvan Chatterjee: Leaving the Ladder Down behind Him; Reality Check: Building the Internet; Peter Barnes: Wealth Comes out of the Commons. 
• Amy Domini: Regulation Makes My Industry PossibleReality Check: Government Regulation in Finance; Nikhil Arora: It Takes a Village to Raise a Business; Ben Cohen: Holding the Business in Trust for the Community; Gun Denhart: Healthy Communities Support Healthy Businesses; Reality Check: Technical Innovation, Research, and Development; Abigail Disney: Government Creates a Fertile Ground for Business; Jim Sherblom: Regulation Makes It a Fair and Open Game; CHAPTER 5 Policy Implications and the Public Investment Imperative; Shifting Perspectives and the Built-Together Reality. 
• A Note on the Role of GovernmentTax Policies for the Built-Together Reality; Investing in America and Paying It Forward; Ensuring That the Framework of the Economy Is Fair; CONCLUSION: A Call to Action; Using Your Voice; Responsible Wealth in Action; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Authors; Brian Miller; Mike Lapham; About Responsible Wealth; About United for a Fair Economy. 

• This myth-busting book overturns one of today's most influential narratives - the idea that wealthy people in America have created their wealth on their own, by dint of their personal ingenuity and hard work - and reveals the true story of the role of society and government in wealth-building. And it spells out the implications for taxes, business success, economic recovery, and government programs. 

Ämnesord

Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States. 

Economic assistance. 

Social mobility -- Unied States. 

Subsidies -- United States. 

Genre

Electronic books.  (LCSH)

Klassifikation

HC110.P63 .M538 2012 (LCC)

361.05 (DDC)

Ohf (kssb/8 (machine generated))