false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171650190m/111331.jpg 111331 3 America's leaders say the economy is strong and getting stronger. But ordinary Americans aren't buying it. They see what the rosy statistics hide: We are all struggling under the weight of terrifying economic instability. No matter how well educated and hard working we are, we know that the bottom can fall out at any moment. Meanwhile, the safety net that once protected us is fast unraveling. With retirement plans in growing jeopardy while health coverage erodes, more and more economic risk is shifting from government and business onto the fragile shoulders of the American family. In The Great Risk Shift, Jacob S. Hacker lays bare this unsettling new economic climate, showing how it has come about, what it is doing to our families, and how we can fight back. Behind this shift, he contends, is the Personal Responsibility Crusade, eagerly embraced by corporate leaders and Republican politicians who speak of a nirvana of economic empowerment, an "ownership society" in which Americans are free to choose. But as Hacker reveals, the result has been quite different: a harsh new world of economic insecurity, in which far too many Americans are free to lose. The book documents how two great pillars of economic security--the family and the workplace--guarantee far less financial stability than they once did. The final leg of economic support--the public and private benefits that workers and families get when economic disaster strikes--has dangerously eroded as political leaders and corporations increasingly cut back protections of our health care, our income security, and our retirement pensions. Hacker concludes by advocating an "insurance and opportunity society" that would safeguard economic security and expand economic opportunity, ensuring that all Americans have the basic financial security they need to reach for and achieve the American Dream. Jacob Hacker brings into focus as never before the pressures that the Great Risk Shift exerts on our pocketbooks and on our lives. Blending powerful human stories, big-picture analysis, and compelling ideas for reform, this remarkable volume will hit a nerve, serving as a rallying point in the vital struggle for economic security in an increasingly uncertain world. 107226 9 10 2006 The Great Risk Shift: The Assault on American Jobs, Families, Health Care, and Retirement--And How You Can Fight Back total:33|5:10|4:13|3:9|2:1|1:0| 33 131 64 7 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 14:13:34 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 14:15:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 19:07:43 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 19:09:57 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 07 07:56:14 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 08:23:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Dec 14 08:10:23 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 11:04:12 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 11:08:09 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 11 15:48:30 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 15:51:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Wed Feb 20 13:01:07 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 05:59:12 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 05:59:16 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jun 15 19:39:50 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 10:48:09 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 19:39:50 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 19:32:53 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 19:32:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 07:42:53 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 07:42:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 25 10:36:37 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 10:36:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 22:12:53 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 22:12:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 21 05:59:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 06:01:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed May 27 18:32:29 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:32:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 06 17:35:59 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 17:35:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Mar 28 09:04:14 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 09:04:20 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Feb 23 18:34:01 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 18:34:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 19 08:39:35 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 08:39:35 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 28 16:14:04 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 16:14:04 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 14 15:12:47 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 15:12:47 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 20 16:02:11 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 21 16:19:26 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=111331