{"description": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable, but some we are entirely capable of solving. Insurance executive and philanthropist James M. Stone presents specific, common-sense solutions to a handful of our most pressing challenges, showing how simple it would be to shore up Social Security, rein in an out-of-control financial sector, reduce inequality, and make healthcare and education better and more affordable. The means are right in front of us, Stone explains, in various policy options that -- if implemented -- could preserve or enhance government revenue while also channeling the national economy toward the greater good."}, "title": "Five easy theses", "subject_places": ["United States"], "subjects": ["Economic policy", "Social conditions", "Economic conditions", "Social policy", "United states, economic conditions, 2009-", "United states, economic policy, 2009-", "United states, social conditions, 1980-", "United states, social policy", "nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2016-05-22", "New York Times bestseller", "Economic history"], "key": "/works/OL20032005W", "authors": [{"type": {"key": "/type/author_role"}, "author": {"key": "/authors/OL1047380A"}}, {"type": {"key": "/type/author_role"}, "author": {"key": "/authors/OL4366704A"}}], "subject_times": ["1993-", "2009-", "1980-"], "type": {"key": "/type/work"}, "covers": [13064772], "latest_revision": 6, "revision": 6, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2019-07-19T13:59:57.340492"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2026-06-06T23:56:24.687916"}}