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Book SynopsisThe status quo doesn't work for millions of Americans, and the consequences of millions of failures are expensive for everyone else. There has to be a better, fairer, and more cost-effective way of helping people achieve success. That is what this book is all about.
The United States now spends trillions of dollars on chronic disease, incarceration, educational failures, and lost productivityamong the many problems of the current system.
Instead, this book argues for better, more targeted spending that could guarantee an opportunity-rich childhood for all.
The guardrails of the title are the aspects of a well-functioning neighborhood that help children become thriving adults: good schools, well-funded libraries, safe streets and public spaces, quality health care, churches and other spiritual homes, and transportation and other public services.
Airbags are timely interventions at the individual level that help avert lasting da
