The Illustrated Guide to the American Economy

Wow! I was stunned by the captivating, thought provoking quality of this book. It illustrates high-octane concepts, while pricing them at regular unleaded levels. A very interesting, right brained approach to a left brained subject, Macro Economics. Some highlights.-Interested in the plight of the poor versus the rich income levels? -How does drastically education influences income level? -Did you know there are several indices to measure poverty? The one you use can either over or understate the truly poor.-How is our productivity growing versus Japan's? There is much more inside. Highly recommended for anyone interested in economics, politics, and the real numbers that put food in our bellies, clothes on our backs, and impacts the long-term health of our nation.

The Illustrated Guide really is. It's a non-axe-grinding report on many long term trends in American life and a useful reference when people of one political stripe or another make broad statements.