Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction Public Policy and the Success Narrative -- The Self-Made Myth -- Implications of the Self-Made Myth and the Anti-government Narrative It Supports -- The Built-Together Reality -- Implications of the Built-Together Reality and the Public Investment Imperative It Supports -- Digging Deeper -- Chapter 1 The Self-Made Myth -- Origins of the Self-Made Myth -- Modern Myth and the Titans of Industry -- Fueling an Anti-government Narrative -- Chapter 2 Busting the Myth -- Making the Invisible Visible -- Donald Trump: FHA Housing, Imminent Domain, and Bank Bailouts -- H. Ross Perot Sr.: Medicare, Medicaid, and the Right Connections -- Reality Check: Social Mobility and the Rags-to-Riches Story -- Koch Brothers: Money, Power, and Public Subsidies -- Summary: Cleaning the Slate -- Chapter 3 The Built-Together Reality of Individual Success -- Roots of the Built-Together Reality -- Role of Individual Effort and Leadership -- Unequal Opportunities and Historical Timing -- Society's Contributions to Individual Success -- Chapter 4 Stories of Success and the Common Good -- About the Profiles -- Jerry Fiddler: Public Support for Education Helped Get Me Where I Am -- Glynn Lloyd: Transportation and Food Safety Regulations Help My Business -- Reality Check: Highways and Transportation -- Thelma Kidd: Taxes Are Just the Price of Doing Business -- Warren Buffett: This Society Disproportionately Values What I Do Well -- Martin Rothenberg: My Success Was Paid For by Others -- Reality Check: Higher Education and Individual Success -- Kim Jordan: The Idea of a Self-Made Person Is a Stretch -- Anirvan Chatterjee: Leaving the Ladder Down behind Him -- Reality Check: Building the Internet -- Peter Barnes: Wealth Comes out of the Commons.

Amy Domini: Regulation Makes My Industry Possible -- Reality Check: Government Regulation in Finance -- Nikhil Arora: It Takes a Village to Raise a Business -- Ben Cohen: Holding the Business in Trust for the Community -- Gun Denhart: Healthy Communities Support Healthy Businesses -- Reality Check: Technical Innovation, Research, and Development -- Abigail Disney: Government Creates a Fertile Ground for Business -- Jim Sherblom: Regulation Makes It a Fair and Open Game -- Chapter 5 Policy Implications and the Public Investment Imperative -- Shifting Perspectives and the Built-Together Reality -- A Note on the Role of Government -- Tax Policies for the Built-Together Reality -- Investing in America and Paying It Forward -- Ensuring That the Framework of the Economy Is Fair -- Conclusion A Call to Action -- Using Your Voice -- Responsible Wealth in Action -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Authors -- Brian Miller -- Mike Lapham -- About Responsible Wealth -- About United for a Fair Economy.