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Book SynopsisUncomfortably Off reveals that those generally considered to be the most affluent feel anxious about the future and struggle to keep up, or even to stay put., but reducing income inequality will benefit everyone, even those quite near the top.
Trade Review“If capitalism isn’t working for the top ten percent, then it's not working at all. This brilliant book tells us why and what we need to do about it” Neal Lawson, Compass
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why bother with the well-off? 1. Not billionaires, but well-off? 2. On the ubiquity and invisibility of the upper-middle class 3. ‘Work is life, that’s it’ 4. Don’t rock the boat: politics and the well-off 5. Business class tickets for a sinking ship 6. Jumping ship, but where to? 7. Barriers to being comfortably off 8. ‘When the facts change, I change my mind’ Conclusion: Accepted truths, social distance and discomfort
