http://spreadthewealthbook.com It's Possible, Spread The Wealth Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:39:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I wrote Spread The Wealth: More Haves, Fewer Have-nots to provide solutions to current problems in public policy and economics. Elections in the United States bring political change to Washington, but too often, economic policies remain the same. The intent of this economic policy book is to promote the formation of ... http://spreadthewealthbook.com/2009/11/why-did-you-write-the-book/ The book, Spread The Wealth, requires action - simply reading the book is not enough. The first sentence of the United States Constitution begins with, "We the people." Citizens must become actively involved in the formation of public policy. Jefferson stated, "the greatest threat to democracy is ignorance."  After reading  the ... http://spreadthewealthbook.com/2009/11/act-after-reading/ Unenlightened benevolence is attempting to solve a problem and actually making it worse. A recent program that meets this definition is Cash for Clunkers. After taking a majority stake in two of the three major automobile companies in the United States, the government has now paid individuals to buy cars from ... http://spreadthewealthbook.com/2009/10/example-of-unenlightened-benevolence/ Readers will be able to differentiate between what has and what has not worked in economics and public policy throughout history. I explain the effects of the Great Depression and how it relates to our financial crisis today. Understand that protectionism hurts everyone. It creates shortages and increases prices. Historically, when ... http://spreadthewealthbook.com/2009/10/what-are-some-of-the-main-lessons-you-want-people-to-learn-from-this-book/ Take the "promise" of 3 million jobs created and divide it into $787 billion... that equals $262,000 per job! Does that make sense? In April 2008, the Bush Administration attempted to stimulate the economy with their own $150 billion  plan - a strategy that resulted in no additional jobs created, a ... http://spreadthewealthbook.com/2009/10/what-do-you-think-about-the-current-stimulus-plan/