Lynne Thoman

If you break Americans into three groups by household income, bottom group, families earning less than $35,000 a year, middle group, those earning between $35,000 and $100,000 per year, and then the third group, those earning over $100,000 per year, what's happened to those three groups?

If you break Americans into three groups by household income, bottom group, families earning less than $35,000 a year, middle group, those earning between $35,000 and $100,000 per year, and then the third group, those earning over $100,000 per year, what's happened to those three groups?

That is just a story that is not being told. That is so surprising.

That is just a story that is not being told. That is so surprising.

What happens if all people hear from political leaders in both parties is that the game is rigged against them, that they are victims, that they are victims of the elites, of globalization, of free trade and of immigrants. And what they hear is that they can't succeed. What is the impact of that?

What happens if all people hear from political leaders in both parties is that the game is rigged against them, that they are victims, that they are victims of the elites, of globalization, of free trade and of immigrants. And what they hear is that they can't succeed. What is the impact of that?

How can we strengthen the American dream?

How can we strengthen the American dream?

And what challenges do you see?

And what challenges do you see?

And what are the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?

And what are the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?

Thank you, Mike. I very much enjoyed your book. The American Dream is Not Dead.

Thank you, Mike. I very much enjoyed your book. The American Dream is Not Dead.

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I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.

I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.

In 2021, the US Congress allocated $42.5 billion to expand broadband to underserved areas. No money has been spent. Joe Biden's 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated $7.5 billion to build a national network of EV car charging stations. Three years later, only 11 had been built.

In 2021, the US Congress allocated $42.5 billion to expand broadband to underserved areas. No money has been spent. Joe Biden's 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated $7.5 billion to build a national network of EV car charging stations. Three years later, only 11 had been built.