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The Dirty Secrets of Capitalism: Nick Hanauer argues that neoliberal economics has become a protection racket for the rich and powerful. The wealthy benefit enormously from an economic system that tells everyone else that raising their wages will hurt them more than it will help them—as if this were an immutable scientific law. It's an intimidation tactic masquerading as economic science. Hanauer exposes how this system works—and offers a new way forward. #economics #inequality #jobs #economy #capitalism #trickledowneconomics #miniumumwage #wealth #socialism