Poorer Richard's America: What Would Ben Say?

Synopsis of Poorer Richard's America: What Would Ben Say?

«Poorer Richard's America: What Would Ben Say?» is Tom Blair's essay, published by Skyhorse Publishing in hardcover (240 pages, in English).

Tom Blair writes in the voice of Benjamin Franklin to analyze the situation of the United States in 2011. Inspired by Poor Richard's Almanack, he reviews the national debt, Wall Street, healthcare, and partisan gridlock, combining his reflections with old and new aphorisms to offer a critical reading of the country's direction.

Published in August 2010, the book features a foreword by Tom Brokaw and is framed within the political and economic history of the United States.

For readers interested in American politics and economics and in the relevance of Benjamin Franklin's ideas.