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In a June 17, 2004, address to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, U.S. President George W. Bush laid out the economic vision for his second term: “You and I know this, that if you own something, you have a vital stake in the future of our country. The more ownership there is in America, the more vitality there is in America, and the more people have a vital stake in the future of this country.” These words summed up the slogan that was supposed to define his legacy: “the ownership society.” With a range of policies across housing, health care, welfare, and finance, the goal was to increase the proportion of asset holders in the U.S. population, with a particular emphasis on homeownership. This scheme, as Naomi Klein argues in this 2008 essay, was straight out of the conservative politico-economic playbook. By encouraging private asset ownership, Bush and his allies hoped to promote a model of the citizen as self-reliant speculator, taking charge of their future by optim

Property Values Creating more owners doesn’t make for collective ownership Richard Woodall February 07, 2022 share Image: By Tyler Spangler . Courtesy the artist. http://reallifemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Property-Values.mp3 Full-text audio version of this essay. In a June 17, 2004, address to the National Federation of Independent Businesses , U.S. President George W. Bush laid out the economic vision for his second term: “You and I know this, that if you own something, you have a vital stake in the future of our country. The more ownership there is in America, the more vitality there

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