The Two Percent Solution by Matthew Miller Summary
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Could a mere 2% of GDP solve America's biggest problems? Matthew Miller's groundbreaking bipartisan blueprint challenges Washington gridlock with practical solutions that both sides can embrace. Even John McCain's adviser admitted: "This could actually work."
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When Two Pennies Could Change Everything
Here's a startling thought: America could provide universal healthcare, ensure every full-time worker earns a living wage, and put exceptional teachers in every struggling school-all for just two percent more of our national budget. That's roughly $200 billion, or two cents on every federal dollar. Not a fantasy, not a distant dream, but an achievable reality that leaders from Wesley Clark to Barack Obama to Mitch Daniels found compelling. Yet we remain trapped in a political theater where both parties perform concern while offering solutions disconnected from actual problems. As baby boomers barrel toward retirement, threatening to consume every available dollar, we face a choice: tackle our challenges together with modest resource shifts, or keep pretending until everything explodes. The power is closely divided, the moment for bipartisan action has arrived-but most Americans don't realize we're just two cents away from transformation.
The Grand Charade and Why Smart People Keep Failing
The Coming Silver Tsunami and the Luck We Never Talk About
Healthcare That Works for Everyone
Making Teaching the Career of Choice
Finding the Money Without Breaking the Bank
The America We Could Build Tomorrow
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