Book Announcement: Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression
I was just introduced to a new book, courtessy of DownsizeDC, entitled Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression. It just went on sale today, and It looks pretty cool. Here's a snippet of the synopsis:
"Hi! I'm Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, research scientist, entrepreneur, writer. One day several years ago, a number of seemingly disconnected ideas about the way we relate to each other as individuals, societies, and nations, fell into place like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. The resulting picture filled me with uncontainable excitement about the future of humankind. I wrote Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression so that you could "see" the picture through my eyes and experience this revelation!
You Could Be 3 to 18 Times Wealthier Than You Are Now!
You would be at least 3 times wealthier than you are today if our society didn't needlessly destroy jobs and stifle productivity (p.189). As a landlady, I saw this destruction over and over again. One of my tenants sewed custom curtains in her apartment. Another took care of the children of her working neighbors. These women were struggling to get by, but proud to be earning their way. Their activities created no extra noise or traffic.
To our city officials, however, these hard-working women were criminals. Why? They didn't have business licenses. Their apartments weren't zoned for commercial activity or remodeled to meet the stricter requirements for businesses. Consequently, the city officials told the women to get out of business and on to welfare or face prosecution. Tearfully, they complied.
Who paid the salaries of the city officials? You did! Who paid for the welfare checks? You did! Who paid even more for the vast bureaucracy that distributes the welfare checks? You did! Your hard-earned money continues to be used to destroy jobs and create poverty.
Sadly, the stripping of your paycheck doesn't end there. Since child care providers must do the expensive (and, in most cases, needless) remodeling required by city ordinances (p.49), you pay more child care without receiving more quality or value. Since businesses have to buy their curtains from a factory instead of a home-based business, you pay more for their products. You pay--again and again and again!
But it gets worse. Every bureaucratic regulator destroys about 150 jobs per year (p.56). Your job could be next--and, like my tenants, you wouldn't have any paycheck at all!
Don't be discouraged by what I've just shared with you, though. There's another side to the story. If we can destroy wealth and create poverty, we can reverse the process. Why not destroy poverty and create wealth instead? By applying principles in Healing Our World, we could all be 3 to 18 times wealthier and live longer, happier, lives!"
It sounds cool. I'll convey my thoughts when it comes. In the meanitime, early orderers recieve a collection of 6 other e-books about personal finance/how-to-live-a-good-life issues. These are advertised to be worth collectively about $150USD. How much is that in Liberty Dollars?
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