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The must-read summary of Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed's book: “The Plan: Big Ideas for America”.
This complete summary of "The Plan" by Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed, two renowned Democratic politicians, presents their argument that the way for America to make progress is through the innovation of a new social contract. Thus the state would do more for Americans by asking Americans to do more in return, reminding us that citizenship is a responsibility and not an entitlement program.
Added-value of this summary:
• Save time
• Understand citizenship and social contracts in American society
• Expand your knowledge of American politics
To learn more, read "The Plan" and discover how a new social contract could bring success and prosperity through better politics and citizenship.
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Book Presentation: The Plan by Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed
Book Abstract
The Plan suggests a way for Republicans and Democrats to move beyond partisan politics and make progress for America. Emanuel and Reed propose a set of reforms that ask Americans to participate in their future while promising them increased opportunity in return. Their proposals include a new social contract (universal citizen service, universal college access, universal retirement savings, and universal children’s health care) that makes clear what you can do for your country and what your country can do for you, a return to fiscal responsibility and an end to corporate welfare as we know it, tax reform to help those who aren’t wealthy build wealth, a new strategy to use America’s strengths to win the war on terror, and a Hybrid Economy that cuts America’s gas consumption in half over the next decade.
About the Author
Rahm Emanuel is a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 5th District of Illinois and the Chairman of the Democratic National Campaign Committee. Bruce Reed is the editor-in-chief of Blueprint, a magazine of new Democratic ideas, and writes a daily political column for Slate.
Summary of The Plan (Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed )
PART ONE: WHAT WENT WRONG
Hacks and Wonks
Historically, two tribes have existed in Washington: political Hacks and policy Wonks. A president needs Hacks to know the real problems on Americans’ minds, but he needs Wonks to provide policies that will actually solve the problems.
But in the last few years, Wonks have all but disappeared. “The political world suffered a devastating outbreak of what might be called the Rove Flu – a virus that destroys any part of the brain not dedicated to partisan political manipulation.” The rise of the one-party rule in Washington over the last four years unleashed an all-out Hack attack. Democrats are understandably eager to blame failures such as the Medicare prescription drug law on ideology, but the deeper reason for the failure is darker and more disturbing: the Bush White House was so obsessed with how to benefit politically from its agenda that it never stopped to think about whether its policies would actually work.
