![]() ![]() ![]() Drawing on examples and solutions from around the world, Yglesias shows not only that we can do this, but why we must. What really contributes to national prosperity should not be controversial: supporting parents and children, welcoming immigrants and their contributions, and exploring creative policies that support growth-like more housing, better transportation, improved education, revitalized welfare, and climate change mitigation. Vox founder Yglesias invites us to think bigger, while taking the problems of decline seriously. ![]() The winner in the future world is going to have more-more ideas, more ambition, more utilization of resources, more people.Įxactly how many Americans do we need to win? According to Matthew Yglesias, one billion.įrom one of our foremost policy writers, One Billion Americans is the provocative yet logical argument that if we aren't moving forward, we're losing. We can't compete with the huge population clusters of the global marketplace by keeping our population static or letting it diminish, or with our crumbling transit and unaffordable housing. If the most challenging crisis in living memory has shown us anything, it's that America has lost the will and the means to lead. by Matthew Yglesias (Author) 15 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 11.49 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 64.89 8 Used from 27.74 2 New from 64.89 Paperback Praise for Heads In the Sand 'A very serious, thoughtful argument that has never been made in such detail or with such care. What would actually make America great: more people. ![]()
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