The Great Evasion: An Essay on the Contemporary Relevance of Karl Marx and on the Wisdom of Admitting the Heretic Into the Dialogue about America's FutureQuadrangle Books, 1964 - 189 pages |
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Page 79
... families of the United States existed under conditions of serious deprivation or outright poverty . That 68 percent of the families received but 35 percent of the nation's family income . This was slightly worse than the situation in ...
... families of the United States existed under conditions of serious deprivation or outright poverty . That 68 percent of the families received but 35 percent of the nation's family income . This was slightly worse than the situation in ...
Page 80
... families received 2 percent of total income ; The top 15 percent of families received 37 percent of total in- come ; The bottom 40 percent of families received 17 percent of to- tal income ; The top 40 percent of families received 67 ...
... families received 2 percent of total income ; The top 15 percent of families received 37 percent of total in- come ; The bottom 40 percent of families received 17 percent of to- tal income ; The top 40 percent of families received 67 ...
Page 90
... families , proud of their abilities to support their families , thrown out of work . A man looks for a job and finds none . His unemployment compensation expires . His wife goes to work , and he stays home and looks after the children ...
... families , proud of their abilities to support their families , thrown out of work . A man looks for a job and finds none . His unemployment compensation expires . His wife goes to work , and he stays home and looks after the children ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
THREE Increasing Misery | 56 |
Economic Misery | 72 |
Copyright | |
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