Jackpot : how the super-rich really live--and how their wealth harms us all

A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabit-and the insidious ways this realm harms us all

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Wealth > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Rich people > United States.
Equality > United States.
Social stratification > United States.

ISBN: 9781982127213
Physical Description 404 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.

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General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Jackpot -- Retail Therapy -- The One -- From the Elite to the Impossible -- Entourage -- The Psychology of Consumption -- Losing Trust -- The Marriage Premium -- My Bodyguard -- The Offspring -- Getting In -- Losing Touch -- Capital Hill -- The Snow Ball Grows -- Dynasty -- Who Wants to Have it All? -- Thriving While Black -- Women on Top -- Giving It Away -- Perfect Storm.

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Jackpot : How the Super-Rich Really Live--And How Their Wealth Harms Us All

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Jackpot : How the Super-Rich Really Live--And How Their Wealth Harms Us All

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction	p. 1
Part I
Chapter 1	Jackpot	p. 15
Chapter 2	Retail Therapy	p. 32
Chapter 3	The One	p. 45
Chapter 4	From the Elite to the Impossible	p. 59
Part II
Chapter 5	Entourage	p. 73
Chapter 6	The Psychology of Consumption	p. 90
Chapter 7	Losing Trust	p. 102
Chapter 8	The Marriage Premium	p. 112
Chapter 9	My Bodyguard	p. 123
Chapter 10	The Offspring	p. 135
Chapter 11	Getting In	p. 150
Chapter 12	Losing Touch	p. 165
Part III
Chapter 13	Capital Hill	p. 177
Chapter 14	The Snow Ball Grows	p. 192
Chapter 15	Dynasty	p. 206
Chapter 16	Who Wants to Have It All?	p. 217
Chapter 17	Thriving While Black	p. 229
Chapter 18	Women on Top	p. 247
Chapter 19	Giving It Away	p. 259
Chapter 20	Perfect Storm	p. 281
	Acknowledgments	p. 293
	Resources	p. 297
	Notes	p. 299
	Index	p. 391

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