Book description
Peter Barnes argues that because of globalization, automation, and winner-take-all capitalism, there won’t be enough high-paying jobs to sustain America’s middle class in the future. Therefore, to survive economically, our middle class needs—and deserves—a supplementary source of nonlabor income. To meet this need, Barnes proposes to give every American a share of the wealth we own together— starting with our air and financial infrastructure. These shares would pay dividends of several thousand dollars per year—money that wouldn’t be welfare or wealth redistribution but legitimate property income.Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. A Simple Idea
- 2. The Tragedy of Our Middle Class
- 3. Fix the System, Not the Symptoms
- 4. Extracted Rent
- 5. Recycled Rent
- 6. The Alaska Model
- 7. Dividends for All
- 8. Carbon Capping: A Cautionary Tale
- 9. From Here to the Adjacent Possible
- Join the Discussion
- Appendix: The Dividend Potential of Co-owned Wealth
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
Product information
- Title: With Liberty and Dividends for All
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2014
- Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- ISBN: 9781626562165
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