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The book that our political class and the mega-rich don't want published





Contents

America Year 2030
The “Writing Is On the Wall"
Some Stakes Firmly in the Ground
America’s Economy and the Board Game Monopoly
Greed Kills the Game for Everyone
A View from Atop the American Pyramid
The Career Ladder Unclimbed
Wealth Redistribution
Historical Context to Massive Top-Only Wealth
Budget Basics and the 800 Pound Gorilla
Death and Taxes are Avoidable
Corporate Taxes . . . Not So Fast
The Art of Critical Thinking
Sipping from the Cup of Liberty Kool-Aid
Worshipping the Gods
The Great Game Changer with More to Come
Facing Upto the On Shore Numbers Reality
“Democracy”to the Rescue
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot
Voting in Satan: Attorneys and Lawyers
“Career” Politicians . . . No More, Ever Again!
The Political Families
Why Would Someone Run for Congress?
The Revolving Door
Show Me the Money
Limits, Loopholes and Transparency
In Washington, it’s Always Party Time!
The Two-Party Mirage
Pulling Back the Curtain
The Wall Street Reform Bill
So Why Would Our President Sign Such a Bill
The Federal Reserve
Either Way it Goes, Banking is a Win-Win for the Mega-Rich
If You Think Wall Street is Greedy, Welcome to Corporate America
CEO/Executive Compensation: A Recipe for Even More Economic Disaster
Humans are NOT Stock
It’s an Employers’ Market
Labor Unions: the Antithesis of Corporate America or Not?
Bigger is Better but NOT for You
Big Box or Big Prison?
Wally World the Evil Empire
The Ultimate American Dream Killer
ThatSleeping Dragon is Now Wide Awake!
A Balance of Power Largely in Consumers’ Hands
TradeAgreements and the WTO
The North American Free Trade Agreement
The Media Game: How It Gets Played and Who Wins
Keep Them Believing and Waving the Flag
Keep Them Amused, Entertained and Distracted
Now to the News
Sex Sells and Always Will
The Sky is Falling
These People are News Journalists?
Keep Them Fighting . . . Each Other
Blurring the Lines
Media Conclusions if Any
High Jacking the Christian Religion
Table Setting for the Mega-Rich
Resist or Continue Sticking Your Head in the Sand?

Part II: The Resistance