The turbulent signs of socioeconomic change cannot be ignored: debt, both private and governmental, out-of-control housing costs, and stock market bubbles that make billionaires on the way up and tragedies when they pop, to name just a few. Educated and aware dialogue on economic matters among the public is both ever more difficult and ever more necessary to find a satisfactory path forward. This book is a contribution to that effort. The political instincts that inform this writing lie in the idea that the dignity of workers must be held in a most high regard. The fruits of productivity have no value if they are hoarded away by those assigned with management services, which do have their own part to play in a broadly functioning economy. The technical side of economics can be intimidating, yet the key ideas can be explained in an accurate and accessible manner. Read the book, join the discussion, and remember, if you do not have a plan, you will be part of someone else's.
-- Stephen ZR Davidson