How we view the creation of wealth and individual success shapes our choices on taxes, public investments in schools and vital infrastructure, regulations, the legitimacy of extravagant CEO pay, and more. America can't more forward if we don't have a clear understanding of how wealth is actually produced. This book challenges the by-bootstraps-alone narrative beloved by anti-government conservatives to offer a more holistic view of the success of America's business leaders and entrepreneurs. While acknowledging the importance of hard work, creativity, and leadership, it highlights several…mehr
How we view the creation of wealth and individual success shapes our choices on taxes, public investments in schools and vital infrastructure, regulations, the legitimacy of extravagant CEO pay, and more. America can't more forward if we don't have a clear understanding of how wealth is actually produced. This book challenges the by-bootstraps-alone narrative beloved by anti-government conservatives to offer a more holistic view of the success of America's business leaders and entrepreneurs. While acknowledging the importance of hard work, creativity, and leadership, it highlights several crucial, often unrecognized factors, with a particular emphasis on the ways government and society support and assists individuals: public education, research and development grants, social services, roads and highways, laws and regulations that establish a stable business environment, and many more. Miller and Lapham explore the historic roots of the self-made myth and offer profiles of business leaders who, in their own words, identify the kinds of government support and assistance that were crucial to their success. They also disprove the arguments of individuals like Donald Trump who have tried to perpetuate their own self-made myths of their success.
Brian Miller is executive director of United for a Fair Economy (UFE), drawing on nearly twenty years as a community organizer, coalition leader, media spokesperson, writer, and nonprofit director. Mike Lapham is the project director, a cofounder, and a member of UFE’s Responsible Wealth project, a network of over 700 business leaders and wealthy individuals.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by Bill Gates, Sr. Foreword by Chuck Collins Preface Introduction: Public Policy and the Success Narrative Chapter 1–The Self-Made Myth Origins of the Self-Made Myth Modern Myth and the Titans of Industry Fueling an Anti-Government Narrative Chapter 2–Busting the Myth Making the Invisible Visible Donald Trump: FHA Housing, Imminent Domain, and Bank Bailouts H. Ross Perot, Sr.: Medicare, Medicaid, and the Right Connections Box: Social Mobility and the Rags to Riches Story Koch Brothers: Money, Power, and Public Subsidies Summary: Cleaning the Slate Chapter 3–The Built-Together Reality of Individual Success Roots of the Built-Together Reality The Role of Individual Effort and Leadership Unequal Opportunities and Historical Timing Society’s Contributions to Individual Success Chapter 4–Stories of Success and the Common Good About the Profiles Jerry Fiddler: “Public support for education helped get me where I am.” Glynn Lloyd: Food safety inspections help me and my customers Reality Check: Highways and Transportation Thelma Kidd: Taxes are just the price of doing business Warren Buffett: “This Society Disproportionately Values What I Do Well” Martin Rothenberg: “My Success was Paid For by Others” Box: Higher Education and Individual Success Kim Jordan: The idea of a self-made person is ridiculous. Anirvan Chatterjee: Leaving the ladder down behind him Reality Check: Building the Internet Peter Barnes: Wealth Comes Out of the Commons Amy Domini: Regulation Makes My Industry Possible Reality Check: Government Regulation in Finance Nikhil Arora: “It Takes a Village to Raise a Business” Ben Cohen: “Holding the Business in Trust for the Community.” Gun Denhart: “There’s No Way I’ve Done This By Myself.” Reality Check: Technical Innovation, Research, and Development Abigail Disney: Wealth and the Next Generation Jim Sherblom: What Will Our Economy Offer for the Next Generation? Chapter 5–Policy Implications and the Public Investment Imperative Shifting Perspectives and the Built-Together Reality A Note on the Role of Government Tax Policies for the Built-Together Reality Investing in America and Paying it Forward Ensuring the Framework of the Economy is Fair Conclusion: A Call to Action Using Your Voice Responsible Wealth in Action About the Authors About Responsible Wealth About United for a Fair Economy Acknowledgments Endnotes Index
Foreword by Bill Gates, Sr. Foreword by Chuck Collins Preface Introduction: Public Policy and the Success Narrative Chapter 1–The Self-Made Myth Origins of the Self-Made Myth Modern Myth and the Titans of Industry Fueling an Anti-Government Narrative Chapter 2–Busting the Myth Making the Invisible Visible Donald Trump: FHA Housing, Imminent Domain, and Bank Bailouts H. Ross Perot, Sr.: Medicare, Medicaid, and the Right Connections Box: Social Mobility and the Rags to Riches Story Koch Brothers: Money, Power, and Public Subsidies Summary: Cleaning the Slate Chapter 3–The Built-Together Reality of Individual Success Roots of the Built-Together Reality The Role of Individual Effort and Leadership Unequal Opportunities and Historical Timing Society’s Contributions to Individual Success Chapter 4–Stories of Success and the Common Good About the Profiles Jerry Fiddler: “Public support for education helped get me where I am.” Glynn Lloyd: Food safety inspections help me and my customers Reality Check: Highways and Transportation Thelma Kidd: Taxes are just the price of doing business Warren Buffett: “This Society Disproportionately Values What I Do Well” Martin Rothenberg: “My Success was Paid For by Others” Box: Higher Education and Individual Success Kim Jordan: The idea of a self-made person is ridiculous. Anirvan Chatterjee: Leaving the ladder down behind him Reality Check: Building the Internet Peter Barnes: Wealth Comes Out of the Commons Amy Domini: Regulation Makes My Industry Possible Reality Check: Government Regulation in Finance Nikhil Arora: “It Takes a Village to Raise a Business” Ben Cohen: “Holding the Business in Trust for the Community.” Gun Denhart: “There’s No Way I’ve Done This By Myself.” Reality Check: Technical Innovation, Research, and Development Abigail Disney: Wealth and the Next Generation Jim Sherblom: What Will Our Economy Offer for the Next Generation? Chapter 5–Policy Implications and the Public Investment Imperative Shifting Perspectives and the Built-Together Reality A Note on the Role of Government Tax Policies for the Built-Together Reality Investing in America and Paying it Forward Ensuring the Framework of the Economy is Fair Conclusion: A Call to Action Using Your Voice Responsible Wealth in Action About the Authors About Responsible Wealth About United for a Fair Economy Acknowledgments Endnotes Index
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