Winner-take-all Politics: How Washington - Made T...

The authors found that economic growth didn't just favor the "educated"—it favored the , and even more so the top 0.1% .

Instead of a rising tide lifting all boats, they describe an economy where "yachts are rising, but dinghies are largely staying put". The Culprit: Organized Politics Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made t...

In their book , political scientists Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson present a "detective story" that investigates why American economic inequality has skyrocketed since the late 1970s. The Central Mystery: Who Stole the Middle-Class Dream? The authors found that economic growth didn't just

This political muscle led to deregulated financial markets, tax cuts for the hyper-wealthy, and a system where "banks are organized; their customers are not". tax cuts for the hyper-wealthy