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  • 04/2015
  • B00VJ16BE8
  • 164 pages
  • $2.99
Mark Mullen
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America We Need A Raise
Mark Mullen, author

America We Need A Raise is a Readers' Favorite 2015 International Book Award Bronze Medal Winner in the non-fiction government/politics category.

Stagnated wages! Fewer good career opportunities!  Absence of upward mobility! 

Middle Class Americans are dying – literally and figuratively – faster than any other place in the world. There is a pronounced wealth divide between the rich and the middle class in the United States. And it is getting worse every day. Many Americans, perhaps even you, will not be able to retire when planned. The thought of enjoying the golden years is drifting away. Home ownership is in a decade-long decline. Fewer younger people are marrying. The American Dream is fading fast. 

The decline of the middle class affects us all. The middle class drives the economy by spending money on consumer goods. The rich don't spend and the poor don't have the money. Increased middle class spending expands manufacturing which, in turn, creates more jobs.

We need to save America's middle class. But how? What can be done to save the middle class? America We Need a Raise offers a road map for rescuing the middle class. Read this book to discover 12 things that Congress and Corporate America can do today to put more money in your hands and to grow the middle class.

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Readers' Favorite

5 Star Review By Rich Follett for Readers’ Favorite

America, We Need a Raise by Mark Mullen is a carefully considered, cogently written, impeccably well researched and painstakingly documented explanation of how and why the Middle Class is disappearing in America and what those making decisions at the higher levels of government might do to restore health and balance to our economy. One of the most appealing aspects of America, We Need a Raise is the pitch-perfect balance that Mark Mullen has struck in presenting the problem and outlining potential solutions. The narrative is simple enough for an “Average Joe” or “Average Jane” to understand without running for a dictionary or an Economics textbook every five minutes but also detailed enough and well-enough supported by charts and graphs for Economics-savvy readers to enjoy. As a result, America, We Need a Raise is always engaging and never frustrating to read.

 

After laying out the various decisions, policies and processes which have led the American Dream to the brink of extinction for all but the very rich, Mullen saves a surprise for the end and proposes ten commonsense, practical and seemingly do-able ‘fixes’ that (from all indications) might actually work! It is a pleasant surprise indeed to find such pragmatic, step-by-step wisdom offered with real humility and expressed in terms anyone can understand. America, We Need a Raise by Mark Mullen is a rare gem - a ‘save the world’ book that could actually WORK. If nothing else, anyone who reads this superbly organized tome will come away with a better understanding of how finances work and will undoubtedly have tips and tools readily at hand for finding one of the last available toeholds in our rapidly disappearing comfortable middle class lifestyle.

Readers' Favorite

5 Star Review By Katelyn Hensel for Readers’ Favorite

Mark Mullen writes very candidly in America, We Need A Raise. It's a laser focused look into the concept of the American middle class, socio-economic issues, and what needs to change about the American government, tax system, etc to revive and energize the middle classes. This book offers facts that help educate, organize, and empower the middle and lower classes so that they might be able to contribute to a better and brighter American future.

Mullen chose to approach the issue with quick, no nonsense chapters and sub-chapters that basically follow the format of: identifying a problem (Mullen likes to refer to them as "Woes"), analyze how the problem occurred and why, and determine how the problem or woe could be fixed by future endeavors of the American populace, corporate big-wigs, and of course the government.

All of Mullen's points and arguments are supported clearly by fact and excellent logic and reasoning. While I admit the book was a bit long winded in some sections, each of the discussions offered frank evidence and advice that makes sense and should really help to educate people about where we (Americans) are as a country. As a member of the middle class myself, this book was full of hope and encouragement for my future, which at times has certainly never looked more bleak. America, We Need a Raise is sure to capture the attention of the average Joe and help him on his way to greatness and in closing the gap between lower and upper classes in America.

Formats
Kindle Edition eBooks Details
  • 04/2015
  • B00VJ16BE8
  • 164 pages
  • $2.99
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