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The seventeen solutions : bold ideas for our American future / Ralph Nader.

by Nader, Ralph.

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United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-

United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-

United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-

United States -- Civilization.

United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.

9780062083531 (pbk.)

0062083538 (pbk.)

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xvii, 357 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-357)

Fundamental tax reform -- Make our communities more self-reliant -- Give science and technology back to the people -- Protect the family unit -- Get corporations off welfare -- Crack down on corporate crime -- Create national charters for large corporations -- Restore our civil liberties -- Use government procurement to spur innovation -- Reinvest in public works -- Reduce our bloated military budget -- Reengage with civic life -- Invent new tools for reform -- Organize congressional watchdog groups -- Get Congress to have skin in the game -- Enlist the enlightened super-rich -- Get back on the field- literally -- "Commencement."

Surveying the current state of American society and economy, this companion to The Seventeen Traditions offers 17 solutions, including cracking down on corporate crime, rebooting civic education, and innovating new programs to create job growth, to save the country before it's too late.

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