The Plan

by Emanuel, Rahm

• ISBN13: 9781586484125
• ISBN10: 1586484125
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-21
• Publisher: Public Affairs

Summary

"The Plan offers a bold vision of what America can be. It shows the way for both parties to move beyond the old political arguments and make progress for the American people. And it offers an innovative agenda for America - with ideas that address the nation's most pressing challenges by doing more for Americans and asking Americans to do more for their country in return."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Rahm Emanuel was elected to the United States Congress from the 5th District of Illinois in 2002. He is also chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Bruce Reed writes a daily political column for Slate and is the editor-in-chief of Blueprint, the leading magazine of new Democratic ideas. In 1992, Reed helped write Putting People First, the bestselling book on Clinton's agenda. He is President of the Democratic Leadership Council.

Both Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed served as top aides in Bill Clinton's 1992 and 1996 campaigns and held top policy jobs in the White House.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Lost and Found	ix
PART ONE: WHAT WENT WRONG
1. Hacks and Wonks	3	(13)
2. The Frame Game	16	(15)
3. Ozzie and Harriet Don't Live Here Anymore	31	(18)
PART TWO: THE PLAN
4. What's The Plan?	49	(31)
5. Asked Not: Universal Citizen Service 58
6. Toga Party: Universal College Access 68
7. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: Universal Retirement Savings	80	(19)
8. House Call: Universal Children's Health Care	99	(17)
9. The Era of Hack Government Is Over: Fiscal Responsibility and an End to Corporate Welfare	116	(14)
10. The Ides of April: Tax Reform to Help Those Who Aren't Wealthy to Build Wealth	130	(18)
11. Who Sunk My Battleship?: A New Strategy to Win the War on Terror	148	(18)
12. Meet the Jetsons: The Hybrid Economy	166	(12)
Epilogue: A Politics of National Purpose	178	(8)
Notes	186	(8)
Acknowledgments	194	(5)
Index	199