If You're Curious About These Questions...
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- Have you ever wondered why the 'free market' isn't actually free, and who is really behind the rules that dictate our economic lives?
- Did you know that the growing divide between the ultra-wealthy and everyone else isn't an accident, but a direct result of how our system has been redesigned?
- Are you curious about how we can reclaim capitalism so it serves the common good instead of just the interests of a powerful few?
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Key Takeaways from Saving Capitalism
- Discover why completely 'free' markets are a myth and understand how governments actually create markets by writing the foundational rules of capitalism.
- Learn how the five building blocks of capitalism—property, monopoly, contracts, bankruptcy, and enforcement—are politically manipulated to shape our economic reality.
- Understand how political decisions prioritize corporate property rights over public welfare, allowing companies to exploit legal loopholes to monopolize markets and lifesaving drugs.
- Find out why laws governing contracts, bankruptcy, and enforcement disproportionately shield the hyper-wealthy from financial failure while leaving everyday workers vulnerable.
- Uncover the illusion of meritocracy and learn why the common assumption that workers are only 'worth' what they are paid is a carefully constructed deception.
Saving Capitalism — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: So-called “free” markets cannot exist without government and the rules it creates to properly govern them.
Chapter 3: The rules on property rights and monopoly power hinge on political decisions.
Chapter 4: Contract, bankruptcy, and enforcement laws disproportionately favor the wealthy today.
Chapter 5: Capitalist society has led workers to believe they aren’t worth more than their pay today.
Chapter 6: The bargaining power of the middle class has fallen, while the ranks of full-time working poor have grown.
Chapter 7: The declining economic and political power of the middle class is unsustainable and a threat to our economy.
Chapter 8: To save capitalism, we need to create a new political party and reinvent the role corporations play.
Saving Capitalism Summary & Overview
Saving Capitalism (2015) is a biting critique of the world’s economic order but also an optimistic look into how capitalism could support the common good. These blinks will teach you how and why capitalism is failing most people, and where it needs to go to do right by the majority.
Who Should Listen to Saving Capitalism?
- Economists and students of capitalistic systems
- Anyone living and working in a capitalistic society
- Activists and people fighting for social justice
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