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The trouble with billionaires

McQuaig, Linda 1951- (Author). Brooks, Neil. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780670064199 (hc.) :
ISBN: 9780143174547
Physical Description: print
272 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Viking Canada, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Return of the plutocrats -- Why pornography is the only true free market -- Millionaires and the crash of 1929 -- Billionaires and the crash of 2008 -- Why Bill Gates doesn't deserve his fortune -- Why other billionaires are even less deserving -- Hank Aaron and the myths about motivation -- Taking the fun out of tax havens -- Why billionaires are bad for your health -- Why billionaires are bad for democracy -- The true badge of citizenship -- Revamping the ovarian lottery.