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The Two-Income Trap
Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke
by Eliz Warren ; Amelia Warren Tyagi
ISBN: 0465090826
ISBN-13: 9780465090822
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
The authors examine the two-income gap or, why even two-income families with children are finding themselves in precarious financial positions. They attest that the search for good schools and good housing is responsible for the gap, not, as often charged, overspending. The solutions they propose to address this emerging social problem range from open-access public schools to caps on credit card interest rates.
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"[A] sobering analysis of the widespread and largely unaddressed erosion of middle-class stability....[A] carefully crafted, persuasive indictment of a financial industry preying on the hardships and vulnerabilities of middle-class families...."
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Published date: 2003
Size: 6.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.2 pounds
Pages: 288
Publisher's Notes
This groundbreaking exposé brings to light the surprising financial consequences of mothers going to work, and the precarious position of today's middle class.
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The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke
Warren, Eliz; Tyagi, Amelia Warren
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 2003. Tight Binding, Light Cosmetic wear, edges and spine crisp, remainder, Bright Dust Jacket, ** OLD RANCH BOOKS: A Family Operated Bookstore Online Since '99 **. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. ( more information)
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The Two-Income Trap
Elizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi
THE TWO-INCOME TRAPWhy Middle-Class Mothers & Fathers Are Going Broke(With Surprising Solutions That Will Change Our Children's Futures)How many parents wake up in the middle of the night, hearts thudding over the possibility that buying school shoes and Girl Scout uniforms will mean that there won't be enough money left to pay the mortgage? More than you think. And their stories animate every page of this vitally important new book. Bankruptcy expert Professor Elizabeth Warren and her daughter, business consultant Amelia Warren Tyagi, show that today's middle-class mother and father--educated and hard-working--are suffering from an unprecedented and totally unexpected financial meltdown. The authors introduce us to a startling paradox--the "two-income trap"--revealing for the first time how committing both mothers' and fathers' incomes to the household budget has made families more vulnerable to financial diaster than ever before. Consider these facts:Today's two-income family earns 75% more than its single-income counterpart a generation ago, but actually has less to spend.Having a child is now the single best predictor that a woman will end up in financial collapse.The average middle-class family can no longer buy a home unless both parents work. This year more children will live through their parents' bankruptcy than their parents' divorce. How did this happen? Warren and Tyagi provide persuasive new evidence that the culprit is not "over-consumption," as so many critics have charged. Instead they point to the ferocious bidding war for housing and decent schools that has quietly engulfed America's suburbs, driving up the cost of raising children in the middle class.The solution? Certainly not sending mothers home or calling for parents to tighten their belts yet again. Instead, Warren and Tyagi offer a set of revolutionary proposals--from putting parents in control of public schools to ending predatory lending. And they give families much-needed perspective to cut through political posturing, bad financial advice, and corporate propaganda. More than a groundbreaking expose. The Two-Income Trap is a superbly documented and impassioned plea for change--in Congress, in state legislatures, in school boards, and in families themselves--change that can make America's great middle class secure once again. ( more information)
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Two- Income Trap
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The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke
Warren, Eliz; Tyagi, Amelia Warren
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, C1954, 2003. With surprising solutions that will change our children's futures. Appendix, Acknowledgments, Notes, Index, About the Authors, 253 crisp,clean & solid pp., PRICE UNCLIPPED/Publishers mark on upper closed edge.. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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