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Diary of a CEO · 2026-06-08

EMERGENCY DEBATE: The Death Of The Middle Class! Only The Top 1% Will Survive!

EMERGENCY DEBATE: The Death Of The Middle Class! Only The Top 1% Will Survive!

The guest's own work

BookBy the guest

21st Century Economics

Nick Hanauer

“So this booklet is 21st century economics. Now this is aimed at policy makers and professionals... you can download this for free”— Nick Hanauer
BookBy the guest

The Lifestyle Business Playbook

Daniel Priestley

“The most recent one is called the lifestyle business playbook and it's basically how to get started with a small business”— Daniel Priestley

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Progress and Poverty

Henry George

“in 1879, a guy named Henry George writes a book called Progress and Poverty in the United States. And basically it's the first book about the rich stealing from the poor.”— Nick Hanauer
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The Distribution of Wealth

John Bates Clark

“And so Henry George writes a book called the distribution of wealth in which he invents this idea called theory of marginal productivity”— Nick Hanauer
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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

“those hundred people went into the city looking for work all at once. And it was Charles Dickens wrote the tale of two cities.”— Nick Hanauer
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Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens

“He wrote u uh Oliver Twist. Uh guess who else came out of the Jevans paradox? Our good friend KL Marx”— Nick Hanauer
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The Narrow Corridor

Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

“This is what Darren Oasamuglu and James Robinson call the narrow corridor. This perfect balance between less afair capitalism and socialism.”— Nick Hanauer