{"product_id":"the-case-for-a-debt-richard-vague-9781509548729","title":"The Case for a Debt Jubilee","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe were drowning in in record levels of debt before the COVID-19 crisis, and we are now deluged in it. U.S. private-sector loans have tripled relative to income since 1950 - and government debt is also at an all-time high. Soaring debt burdens individuals, stifles growth, compounds inequality, and brings falling living standards for millions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Vague's new book argues that, contrary to mainstream assumptions, we cannot simply hope that the trend will correct itself. Mounting debt is a feature of our economic system, not a bug: debts perpetually grow and compound, polarizing and impoverishing economies if not overtly dealt with. He offers a detailed plan for how we can restructure a range of debts - such as student loans, auto loans, medical debt and more - and offer hard-pressed debtors a 'jubilee' now, not in some utopian future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVague's bold polemic contains a wealth of ideas that will free millions from modern-day debt peonage, reduce inequality and bring new vigor to the economy as it struggles to emerge from the pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Vague\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509548726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509548729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 4.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Richard Vague","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996515303679,"sku":"9781509548729","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8bdea0f0-64a0-4c95-bf25-b2d5558252f2.jpg?v=1683342131","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-case-for-a-debt-richard-vague-9781509548729","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}