{"product_id":"9781620974032","title":"A Few Thousand Dollars","description":"\u003cb\u003eA field guide to making the US economy work for everyone by a leader in asset development for forty years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Americans, including 80 percent of people of color, are locked out of the mainstream economy, unable to add their talents, work, and dreams, unable to share in the bounty of this economy. The simple fact is the majority of Americans do not have a few thousand dollars to weather an unexpected illness, job loss, or accident. Life events can cause too many people economic hardship—and some never recover. Without a nest egg most Americans cannot invest in their future—and the future of our country—through saving, entrepreneurship, education, and homeownership. We can—and we should—do better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLongtime leader in the field of asset-building Robert E. Friedman demonstrates how a few simple policy changes address wealth inequality—and build a better economy and a stronger country for us all. In five sharp, compelling chapters, Friedman addresses savings, business, education, home, and prosperity to articulate a vision for making inclusive investments in people-centered growth for the US economy without spending an additional dollar, just by transforming subsidies for the wealthy few into seed investments in all. This is an investment with a huge return: the redemption of the American promise of prosperity for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051841765616,"sku":"9781620974032","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620974032_p0.jpg?v=1763858287","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620974032","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}