{"product_id":"tax-the-rich-how-lies-loopholes-and-lobbyists-make-the-rich-even-richer-9781620976265","title":"Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerfully persuasive and thoroughly entertaining guide to the most effective way to un-rig the economy and fix inequality, from America's wealthiest \"class traitors\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vast majority of Americans--71 percent--believe the economy is rigged in favor of the rich. Guess what? They're right.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you rig an economy? You start with the tax code. In \u003cem\u003eTax the Rich!\u003c\/em\u003e former BlackRock executive Morris Pearl, the millionaire chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, and Erica Payne, the organization's founder, take readers on an engaging and enlightening insider's tour of the nation's tax code, explaining exactly how \"the rich\"--and the politicians they control--manipulate the U.S. tax code to ensure the rich get richer, and everyone else is left holding the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlunt and irreverent, \u003cem\u003eTax the Rich!\u003c\/em\u003e unapologetically dismantles the \"intellectual\" justifications for a tax code that virtually guarantees destabilizing levels of inequality and consequent social unrest. Infographics, charts, cartoons, and lively characters including \"the Werkhardts\" and \"the Slumps\" make a complicated subject accessible (and, yes, sometimes even funny) and illuminate the practical reforms that can put America on the road to stability and shared prosperity before it's too late. Never have the arguments in this book been more timely--or more important.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorris Pearl\u003c\/b\u003e, a former managing director of BlackRock, is chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. He is the co-author, with Erica Payne, of \u003cem\u003eTax the Rich!\u003c\/em\u003e and co-author, with John Driscoll, of \u003cem\u003ePay the People!\u003c\/em\u003e (both from The New Press) and lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErica Payne\u003c\/strong\u003e is founder and president of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Practical Progressive!\u003c\/em\u003e A graduate of the Wharton School, she lives in Washington, DC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Patriotic Millionaires\u003c\/strong\u003e is a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50494702846226,"sku":"9781620976265","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4dba08a2-83bb-41d1-8c25-1e915e3f5e43.jpg?v=1730667879","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tax-the-rich-how-lies-loopholes-and-lobbyists-make-the-rich-even-richer-9781620976265","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}