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While America Aged (Unabridged)
by Roger Lowenstein
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Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Why aren't the people on Capital Hill reading this? 
I really hope that our government officials don't fall for the double-talk from the automobile manufacturers begging for a a handout, with the ongoing financial crises ripping across America.
This book gives you one good reason the government shouldn't bail out GM, or any of the other automakers. The [retired] and working union members of the UAW have nothing to fear (yet) since they're the ones sucking these companies dry with their greed, laziness and apathy for the dire economic events happening as... more info
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informative or persuasive? depends on your perspective 
A book like this is meant to be informative and persuasive. The problem is that there really isn't a clear demarcation line between the two ideas. It seems to rely a great deal on the predisposition of the reader himself. I suppose that to a greater or lesser extent this is true with all writing, what makes this book so obvious in it's informative-persuasive spectrum is that i don't agree with the author's basic ideas and i find things like his choice of words irritating and as a result wonder outloud not... more info
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Friendly advice for progressives
For progressives who know nothing about the author, they might take the three descriptions of pension debacles in this book as an indictment of things the left generally supports such as strong unions and pensions for workers. However, if one examines his solutions at the end of the book, it is clear Lowenstein is center-left and progressives would be wise to heed his advice.
In short, the book describes what happened to retirement systems for employees of General Motors, New York City's Metropolitan... more info
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I bought this book after reading an excerpt from it in Smart Money Magazine. It was easy to read, interesting, and educational. I felt that it was unbiased since it showed how everyone has some blame for the pension crisis.
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