Billionaires' ball, gluttony and hubris in an age of epic inequality, Linda McQuaig, Neil Brooks
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Billionaires' ball, gluttony and hubris in an age of epic inequality, Linda McQuaig, Neil Brooks
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-257) and index
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Billionaires' ball
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bibliography
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759171868
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Linda McQuaig, Neil Brooks
Sub title
gluttony and hubris in an age of epic inequality
Summary
Looks at the dangers of unbalanced income distribution, and shows how United States claims the most billionaires but suffers from high rates of infant mortality and crime, short life expectancy, and low rates of social mobility
Table of contents
Return of the plutocrats -- Why pornography is the only true free market -- Millionaires and the crash of 1929 -- Billionaires and the crash of 2009 -- Why Bill Gates doesn't deserve his fortune -- Why other billionaires are even less deserving -- Hank Aaron and the myths about motivation -- Taking the fun out of tax haves -- Why billionaires are bad for your health -- Why billionaires are bad for democracy -- The true badge of citizenship -- Revamping the ovarian lottery
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