Tom Fudge:
Wealth. It's something that happens to some of the fortunate members of our society. But what should we do about it? Allow it to be kept and passed on the the next generations of those fortunate families? Or should we tax it and require all members of society to work for what they get, whether they're born into wealth or not? Those are some of the questions raised by James Goldsborough in his new book called "Misfortunes of Wealth." But this book is not a political treatise. It's a memoir, a story of Jim's own family. A family that acquired substantial wealth from the coal and steel fires of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Guest
James Goldsborough, a columnist for Voice of San Diego.ORG. He covered foreign policy for the Union Tribune and he's been a reporter Newsweek magazine and the International Herald Tribune. He's author of two books. His latest is called "Misfortunes of Wealth."
