The author says basically what I have been thinking for a very long time. That America on its present course is doomed to serious economic collapse. He also states that there should at least be a debate on this subect before we proceed with the direction we are taking. Unfortunaely, this debate is not taking place... For instance this book which was written barely 2 years ago is currently out of print and one MUST buy it through used book warehouses.
He does however, grant his opposition some breathing room by saying the current system will work temporarily but to the benefit of the economic elite and not the average american.
Apendix 1:
He gives you a political questionaire to see where you lie in your political leanings. I took my lense (see below) and answered the questions. My answers gave me a score of being leftist/centrist but have slight leanings towards the right. These were all in the areas of gun control, crime, war on drugs and the military.
That being said my idealogy is by far the furthest left wing of all of my classmates. However, I am a realist and thus can see the proper choices that need to be taken with the current systems to achieve the greatest economic gain for America. Thus though I am extremely socialist in my personal views, I can looks through the lense of capitalism and see appropiate proper course.
Consequently, I feel it proper to explain the lense through which I will examine this book.
1: Good for 'America' means the the good for the MOST Americans not the economy as a whole.
2: Socialism and controlled economies are not the answer to this problem.
3: The current state of the economy can change.
4: Laws setup the means for businesses to work in thier environs, thus for any change to happen in our economy, the laws have to change.
As time goes on these posts will be written better as I find the template that I will use.
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