{"product_id":"tax-the-rich-morris-pearl-9781620976265","title":"Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerfully persuasive and thoroughly entertaining guide to the most effective way to un-rig the economy and fix inequality, from America's wealthiest \"class traitors\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of Americans--71 percent--believe the economy is rigged in favor of the rich. Guess what? They're right.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you rig an economy? You start with the tax code. In \u003cem\u003eTax the Rich!\u003c\/em\u003e former BlackRock executive Morris Pearl, the millionaire chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, and Erica Payne, the organization's founder, take readers on an engaging and enlightening insider's tour of the nation's tax code, explaining exactly how \"the rich\"--and the politicians they control--manipulate the U.S. tax code to ensure the rich get richer, and everyone else is left holding the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlunt and irreverent, \u003cem\u003eTax the Rich!\u003c\/em\u003e unapologetically dismantles the \"intellectual\" justifications for a tax code that virtually guarantees destabilizing levels of inequality and consequent social unrest. Infographics, charts, cartoons, and lively characters including \"the Werkhardts\" and \"the Slumps\" make a complicated subject accessible (and, yes, sometimes even funny) and illuminate the practical reforms that can put America on the road to stability and shared prosperity before it's too late. Never have the arguments in this book been more timely--or more important.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Morris Pearl, Erica Payne, The Patriotic Millionaires\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620976269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620976265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/22\/2021","brand":"Morris Pearl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051982024959,"sku":"9781620976265","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2459f7d9-c9b2-4ed2-a77d-93fb871a49ec.jpg?v=1685016304","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tax-the-rich-morris-pearl-9781620976265","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}