BOOK CLUB: Nominations for February Book

[CrispyQ]

Because of the holidays & the fact that many may be travelling or are simply extra busy, I thought we'd start the February nomination process now.

We'll take noms through mid-month or so, then poll through the end of the month.


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Book Club Guidelines:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=209x1152

[terrya]

1. I nominate "Our Endangered Values" by Jimmy Carter

This is such a good book. I'd like for other DU'ers who haven't read it to get the chance.

[waiting for hope]

2. I second that...wanted it

for January's title...

[CrispyQ]

3. Let's take noms for another few days, then poll.

kick

[CrispyQ]

4. "Take the Rich off Welfare" by Mark Zepezauer

"Take the Rich off Welfare" by Mark Zepezauer


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0896087069/qid=1134750399/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-5792740-7358366?n=507846&s=books&v=glance


Book Description:

When the first version of this book came out in 1996, on the heels of "Welfare Reform," it was received with great popular acclaim. As Jim Hightower put it, "At last, the real welfare scandal revealed in one handy little -volume."

But the scandal was still in the making. The total amount of taxpayers' money going to subsidize corporations and rich individuals has grown from about $448 billion to over $800 billion-and the amount of that tax money that comes from those flush companies and individuals continues to shrink.

In this greatly expanded and updated version of Take the Rich off Welfare, Mark Zepezauer still details who's on the government dole and how much they're getting. This time around, though, he has slowed down his rapid firing of the latest names and numbers in order to reveal how it all works. Using accessible language and revealing graphics, he takes the time to explain how programs once intended to profit the public have been warped to benefit only the corporate bottom line; how administrations manipulate the tax code to slide their extortion from the bottom half past congressional oversight; and how the politicians from both parties employ budget doubletalk and paper trickery to make it look as if the economy isn't being sucked further into a sinkhole in order to line the pockets of the few.

[PDJane]

5. I'm for the Carter book........

mostly because I really want to have an excuse to buy the book.

I read the first version of the zepezauer book, and will read the second one, but it will take a bit of time to get it here!

[CrispyQ]

6. If it's ok with everyone, we'll just skip the poll & go with

"Our Endangered Values" by Jimmy Carter for the February book.

Thanks.

[benfranklin1776]

7. Locking.

As per request of thread originator.