Tom Ashbrook had the NY Times' Steven Greenhouse on OnPoint today to discuss Greenhouse's new book, The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for American Workers. It was an interesting discussion that is worth a listen.
It isn't hard to see that American capitalism is broken. We're extracting more at the top (a significantly greater percentage of income goes to the top one percent of earners than did 20 years ago) while retirement and health care coverage have become less secure. Income disparities are growing while social mobility is decreasing.
Markets can be wonderful but they are not perfect. I'm working on an essay on the myth of free markets and the unfortunate consequences of thinking that supply-and-demand are infallable and predictable forces, that unfettered competition is always beneficial, and that efficiency is always desireable. Watch this space for more soon. In the meantime, check out Greenhouse -- he's put together some compelling work.
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