Customer Review: I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the facts behind the newspaper headlines. Bernstein doesn't bother with dry theories. He delves right into explanations. The book is worth reading just to debunk some widely believed myths, such as Social Security going bust and benefits... more info
Customer Review: A good book to examine a contrasting philosophy to the "rugged individualist" ideals. He does get into data and graphs, from a high level, but admits that there is much more detail to be explained and worked out to put these plans in action. The book makes a case for sharing risk, as a nation, in... more info
Customer Review: Yes, a lot of pages in this book and plenty of tables.
As title says--The state of working America-- and I am part of it I expect to see reflections of real life and this part is missing.
All the authors talk is wages,wages and more wages.
What is real life? Real life is... more info
