| Description |
1 online resource (x, 254 pages) |
| Contents |
The new reality -- From the New Deal to the new economy : a short history of the American middle class -- College promises : real debt and false expectations -- Career and contribution : society or the 401(k)? -- To have or to hold : money, marriage, and children -- What were the benefits? : health care, retirement and everything else the government was supposed to help provide -- Bridging the gaps : saving, spending, and debt -- A question of equity : rent rich or house poor -- From ripples to revolution : changing the system, changing ourselves |
| Summary |
Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with people all across America, this book explores how stagnant wages, debt, and escalating costs for tuition, health care, and home ownership are jeopardizing the finances and futures of today's educated middle class. Despite this sobering reality, Nan Mooney offers concrete ideas on how we can arrest this downward spiral |
| Notes |
"Published under the auspices of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Professional employees -- United States.
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Middle class -- United States -- Economic conditions
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College graduates -- United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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College graduates -- Economic conditions
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Middle class -- Economic conditions
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Professional employees
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780807097496 |
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0807097497 |
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