The United States is supposed to offer economic opportunity to everyone.
It shouldn't take a worldwide pandemic and nationwide protests to bring
economic and racial inequality to the forefront of problems we
desperately need to solve. But now that the opportunity is here, what
should we do? How can we create more equality, opportunity, and growth
for everyone? Not someday, but what can government and the private
sector do right now to disrupt a status quo that almost everyone wants
to change?
In Common Sense, the New York Times best-selling author Joel
Greenblatt offers an investor's perspective on building an economy that
truly works for everyone. With dry wit and engaging storytelling, he
makes a lively and provocative case for disruptive new approaches--some
drawn from personal experience, some from the outside looking in. How
can leading corporations immediately disrupt our education establishment
while creating high-paying job opportunities for those currently left
behind? If we want a living wage for everyone, how can we afford it
while using an existing program to get it done now? If we subsidize
banks, what simple changes can we make to the way we capitalize and
regulate them to help grow the economy, increase access, and create more
jobs (while keeping the risks and benefits where they belong)?
Greenblatt also explains how dramatically increasing immigration would
be like giving every American a giant bonus and the reason Australia
might be the best place to learn about saving for retirement.
Not everyone will agree with what Greenblatt has to say--but all of us
can benefit from the conversations he aims to start.
