This book examines the people at the top of the financial pyramid in the United States, and given the widen gap between them and everyone else I thought it would be a good idea to see what their lifestyle is like. This book isn\u2019t a gushing Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous sort of book, but one that looks at how and why this phenomenon is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is extremely well-reported – the author is a Pulitzer Prize winner twice over – with cultural insights that made me feel (as an American living in another country) like a member of a completely different species. The trends that have happened recently in wealth consolidation are disturbing. We shouldn\u2019t look away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the years my relationship with money has shifted from \u201cget as much as you can\u201d to \u201chave as much as you need\u201d – and I\u2019ve found that I don\u2019t need all that much to have a lifestyle that I am happy with. But reading about some of the people in this book was eye opening – they are living in a completely different world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My only criticism on this book is that sometimes it felt like the tying together of these separate essays was a little arbitrary, but taken individually it was a pleasure to see a real investigative reporter at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I am reading The Minotaur at Calle Lanza by Zito Madu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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