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Dream hoarders

How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do About It
Book • 2018
In *Dream Hoarders*, Richard V. Reeves argues that the significant class divide in American society is not between the top 1% and the rest, but rather between the upper middle class (the top 20% of earners) and everyone else.

He contends that this group engages in 'opportunity hoarding' through practices such as legacy admissions, zoning laws, and occupational licensing, which reduce social mobility for lower- and middle-class individuals.

Reeves proposes several solutions, including ending legacy admissions and reforming tax policies, to promote a more equitable society.

The book emphasizes the need for the upper middle class to recognize and address their role in perpetuating inequality.

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Mentioned in 9 episodes

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Richard Reeves
as his book discussing the hoarding of opportunities by the upper middle class.
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Ryan Holiday
as another book by the same author.
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Ryan Holiday
as another book by Richard Reeves, available at The Painted Porch.
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Musa al-Gharbi
in relation to the '99%' narrative and its implications for class analysis.
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Steve Levitt
as a book discussing the growing gap between the upper middle class and the rest of society.
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Richard Reeves
as a book he wrote about how the upper middle class rig the opportunity system.
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Musa al-Gharbi
when discussing declining social mobility and income inequality.
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Musa al-Gharbi
as influential to his thinking on upper middle class impact on social issues.
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Mentioned by Richard Reeves as his previous book about the detachment of the liberal upper middle class from the rest of US society.
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Jonathan Haidt
in relation to social mobility and barriers faced by those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Lincoln Mitchell
when discussing the economic anxieties of the American working class.
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