This book was more of a rant against current tax codes and the shrinking middle class, all of which I agree with, but didn‘t seem to have any solutions for post corona.
This book was more of a rant against current tax codes and the shrinking middle class, all of which I agree with, but didn‘t seem to have any solutions for post corona.
I never heard of Scott Galloway until I recently saw him on Real Time With Bill Maher. I loved everything he was saying, so I decided to read his book. It focused a little too much on business--a genre I don't particularly care for--but he redeemed himself by the end by focusing more on everyday people. This is between a So-So and a Pick for me, while leaning more toward a Pick. If I liked Business books more, it would definitely be a Pick.
We've exploded the debt so rich people pay less tax. Money is the transfer of work and time, and we've decided our kids will need to work more in the future, and spend less time with their families, so wealthy people can pay lower taxes today.
People who take their own life are eight times more likely than average to be in debt. For every 100 points your credit score increases, your risk of dying in the next three months declines by 4.4%. In the U.S., money is literally life.
Most recently, a group of protesters built a guillotine outside the Manhattan home of Jeff Bezos to commemorate his wealth passing $200 billion.
The top 0.1% now own more of the nation's wealth than the bottom 80%. The three richest Americans hold more wealth than the bottom 50%.