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United for a Fair Economy 

The Self-Made Myth

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Length: 28:58

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If one truly believes that all wealth derives from the heroic efforts of job creators and individual business leaders, it follows that government can only get in the way and that progressive taxes punish success. There's just one problem: the story of the self-made man is a myth. Read the full description.

United_for_a_fair_economy_logo_small So assert the authors of The Self-Made Myth: and the Truth About How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed, Brian Miller, executive director of United for a Fair Economy, and Mike Lapham, co-founder of UFE's Responsible Wealth project, reveal in the hidden but crucial role that government and society have played in the success of each and every one of America's richest individuals. 

This is an interview with Brian Miller. 

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Piece Description

So assert the authors of The Self-Made Myth: and the Truth About How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed, Brian Miller, executive director of United for a Fair Economy, and Mike Lapham, co-founder of UFE's Responsible Wealth project, reveal in the hidden but crucial role that government and society have played in the success of each and every one of America's richest individuals. 

This is an interview with Brian Miller. 

Broadcast History

KCBX Public Radio

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

In this interview, United for a Fair Economy's Brian Miller exposes the false claim that business success is the result of heroic individual effort with little or no outside help.

OUTRO:

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
PVC IV Blue Man Group Audio. 1999 00:00

Related Website

http://www.selfmademyth.org; http://www.faireconomy.org