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The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker (Borzoi Books)
by Steven Greenhouse
from Knopf
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
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A Great Read and an Important Book about Workers 
I read a lot of books on the economy and workers, and unfortunately too many of them are plodding and overstuffed with statistics. That's why the Big Squeeze was such a pleasant surprise. It's a wonderfully big-hearted book, and it's also a terrific read. It's the best book on American workers that I've read in recent decades (or at least it's a tie with Barbara Ehrenreich's wonderful Nickel and Dimed).
The Big Squeeze is unusual because it tells very moving, very human stories about two dozen... more info
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More establishment apologist drivel for more govt. 
Selective statistics have a very long history of being fabricated to deceive.
Anyone who calls for MORE regulation and hampering of an already long UNFREE, UNHAMPERED market by govt, reveals their total ignorance and reject the very foundations of liberty we cast OFF KGIII's lesser oppressions to achieve.
Our current problems stem precisely because Govt privileges the few at the little seen disbursement of costs upon the many. In no way is this in line with the General Welfare clause that insists... more info
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The future looks mighty grim for the beleagured American worker. 
I imagine that many conservative talk show hosts who have heard of or even read "The Big Squeeze" will dismiss out of hand Steven Greenhouse's new book as just more predictable liberal negativity. After all, according to Sean Hannity on one recent afternoon program it is possible for everyone to become rich in America if they are just willing to work hard enough. This is hogwash, Mr. Hannity. Everyone is not cut out to be an enterpreneur or a stockbroker. The reality is that in America today 10% of the... more info
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Easy read, with Liberal viewpoints 
Book is easy to read. Author presents lots of examples of how our American middle class is being squeezed out, and the increasing differential between the poor and the rich, or upper class. His answers are dissapointing unless you are left wing liberal. He places blame on the awful big/greedy companies. Thinks the era of the 50's/60's was our best because we had big Unions to get benefits for workers. His answer now is basically for the government to contol most everything, and to return to the area of big... more info
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