Peter Barnes 
With Liberty and Dividends for All 
How to Save Our Middle Class When Jobs Don’t Pay Enough

Peter Barnes argues that because of globalization, automation, and winner-take-all capitalism, there won’t be enough high-paying jobs to sustain America’s middle class in the future. Therefore, to survive economically, our middle class needsand deservesa supplementary source of nonlabor income.To meet this need, Barnes proposes to give every American a share of the wealth we own together starting with our air and financial infrastructure. These shares would pay dividends of several thousand dollars per yearmoney that wouldn’t be welfare or wealth redistribution but legitimate property income.