Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live--And How Their Wealth Harms Us All Mechanic Michael
Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live--And How Their Wealth Harms Us All Mechanic Michael A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating,…
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Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live--And How Their Wealth Harms Us All Mechanic Michael
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.Have you ever fantasized about being ridiculously wealthy? Probably. We dream of the jackpot, the big exit, the life-altering payday, in whatever form that takes. Striking it rich is among the most resilient of American fantasies, surviving war and peace, expansions and recessions, economic meltdowns and global pandemics.
But rarely do we follow the fantasy to its conclusion--to ponder the social, psychological, and societal (Americans spent $81 billion on lottery tickets in 2019, more than the GDPs of most nations.) We would escape "essential" day jobs and cramped living spaces, bury our debts, buy that sweet spread, and bail out struggling friends and relations.