Are the Rich Necessary?

Book excerpt: Are the Rich Necessary? is an ideal introduction to economics, a subject on everyone's mind following the global Crash of 2008. Transparently clear and easy to follow, Rich takes the reader through the great economic arguments of our day in an objective, fair, and always lively point-counterpoint format. It lays out the different value systems that guide all our economic choices. The book also offers a radical new proposal that transcends conventional liberal/conservative thinking. Whether you want to understand economics better, or need answers to vital questions that affect your job, your economic future, and the way you vote, this book will bring you much-needed clarity. Book jacket.