{"product_id":"the-raw-deal-how-myths-and-misinformation-about-the-deficit-inflation-and-wealth-impoverish-america-9780807047279","title":"The Raw Deal: How Myths and Misinformation about the Deficit, Inflation, and Wealth Impoverish America","description":"Americans 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen Frank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 6.32w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807047279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40161526874227,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bb7465c9-6815-4640-8350-7dbeef72b0cb.jpg?v=1654954512","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-raw-deal-how-myths-and-misinformation-about-the-deficit-inflation-and-wealth-impoverish-america-9780807047279","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}