Chapter 1. Heads They Win, Tails We Lose ================================ -a discussion of the various ways the members of the 99% have become financial products- (Full chapter in comments) "We are used to thinking of ourselves as a rich country -- rich in land, rich in natural resources, rich in the creativity and willingness of our people to work hard. Perhaps because of this, we have allowed ourselves to believe that large fortunes can be made by a few people and no one will be the worse for it. We refuse to make the connections between how money is made and what is happening in our society. How has great wealth affected our values? What is important to us in life? How has it affected our politics? How has it affected our environment? And most important, how has it affected not only our citizens but also other people in other countries? We have slid, at first slowly and then rapidly, into making wealth our only measure of value, and we have encouraged our financial sector in its drive to find more and more ways to turn the necessities of life into profits. But there is a price to be paid. Some people are paying now and paying dearly. For the rest of us, the cost may be delayed -- but the bill will come due." occupyfinancebook.wordpress/ mathbabe.org/2013/09/19/book-c... alternativebanking.nycga.net/
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