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The Hidden Wealth of the Richest 1%
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(A book excerpt)
Including or excluding the so called "couch potatoes", Americans take in
more information than they ever have. Newscasters such as Ted Koppel, Dan
Rather, Tom Brokaw, Robert McNeil, and Jim Lehrer are as well known to this
generation as Walter Cronkite was to previous generations. Not only do
people watch their favorite newscasters regularly, they read mountains of
newspapers and magazines as well.
Because the American media claims to be the freest in the world, few have
reason to suspect that their mass media information is being very carefully
controlled and colored. The shocking truth is that the American public is
being purposely kept in the dark about many vital realities. For example are
you aware that:
THE RICHEST 1 (ONE) PERCENT OF AMERICANS possess more wealth than
THE COMBINED WEALTH OF THE BOTTOM 90 (NINETY) PERCENT.
Despite how incorrect that statistic may first appear, there is definitely
no error or misprint involved. Not only that, the full significance of the
above statement is rather difficult to instantly appreciate, so we'll take a
moment more to consider its implications.
Because the richest 1% prefer to associate almost exclusively with members
of their own social and economic standing, few members of the bottom 90% of
Americans have ever even met a millionaire let alone a billionaire.
Consequently if you belong to the bottom 90%, you can think of the wealth of
the richest 1% as :
more wealth than the combined assets of every American you have ever met,
plus all the assets of every American you would be likely to meet on a trip
that took you through every single city and town in the nation!!
If you haven't been thinking of the rich and their wealth in quite that
light, I suggest you begin to, because that information is only the tip of
the iceberg of information being actively suppressed by the so-called freest
media on the planet. Many references will be made throughout the book to the
bottom 90%, so it is appropriate that we try to define the group a little
more precisely.
Since the average person in the West considers himself or herself a member
of the middle class, logic as well as popular opinion would suggest that
half or more of the population fits into it. Initially then, let's
arbitrarily consider that American society is comprised of 60% middle class,
20% lower class, and 20% upper class. Because the combined middle and lower
economic classes only account for 80% of the population, the bottom 90% of
society must also include half of the so-called upper class as well!
This means that the bottom 90% is comprised of:
1) Every member of the middle class
2) Every member of the lower class
3) Half the members of the wealthy upper class
So now our original statistics can be interpreted to mean that:
THE RICHEST 1 (ONE) PERCENT of Americans own more wealth than:
1) ALL of the wealth of ALL of the MIDDLE class
COMBINED WITH
2) ALL of the wealth of ALL of the LOWER class
AND ADDED TO
3) ALL of the wealth of the bottom HALF of the UPPER class
If you are surprised or shocked, don't feel bad. The elite have gone out of
their way to ensure that you didn't know it. Nevertheless, my initial choice
of (20%, 60%, and 20%) to represent the upper, middle, and lower class
population percentages was arbitrary, so if you think the arbitrary
percentage breakdown of society was at fault, I welcome you to run your own
idea of the class percentages through the preceding model. No matter what
figures you choose, the bottom 90% of society would still have to include
ALL of the lower class, plus ALL of the so called middle class, plus a
portion of the upper class. The staggering significance of the wealth of the
richest 1% will not alter. Go ahead and try it.
The Hidden Wealth of the Next Richest 9%
Up to this point, we have referred only to the richest 1% and the bottom
90%. However, sandwiched in between those two groups is another wealthy
minority, the next richest 9% . Let's now find out how that group fares
economically. You may be stunned to learn that:
THE NEXT RICHEST 9 (NINE) PERCENT also possess more wealth than THE COMBINED
WEALTH OF THE BOTTOM 90 (NINETY) PERCENT
As unbelievable as it sounds, there are two minority groups, not just one,
that own more assets than the bottom 90%. These two statistics alone should
leave little doubt that the bulk of the wealth in America is owned by a very
small minority of super rich individuals. This reality contrasts so
drastically with the "equal opportunity", "equal prosperity" concepts fed to
the bottom 90% and the world at large, that statistics such as these have
had to be suppressed. Again, there is no misprint. The only deceit involved
is that the bottom 90% have been purposely kept in the dark about wealth
distribution realities.
Hidden Permanent Prosperity For The Rich
If you were unaware of the severity of wealth distribution inequities, then
you are probably in for an even bigger surprise to learn that the rate, at
which the economic elite are getting richer, is simply astounding.
Statistics published in Forbes magazine's annual survey of America's
billionaires expose this little known but shocking reality.
In 1982 there were 13 billionaires; in 1983....15; in 1984....12; in
1985....13; in 1986....26; in 1987....49. Note carefully that prior to 1986
the number of American billionaires had averaged around 13. Then the Reagan
administration drastically altered the wealth distribution patterns by
introducing new tax legislation favoring the top 1%. In 1986 the number of
billionaires DOUBLED, and by 1987 the number of billionaires had virtually
QUADRUPLED to 49!! By 1988, there were 68 individuals or families that each
had net wealth in excess of $1,000,000,000. By 1989, the number had risen
precipitously to 82. And by 1990, the Forbes survey reported the staggering
total of 99!! With favorable tax laws in place, the super rich can enjoy
bonanza years even during recessions!! The tax laws that allowed this to
happen are still in place, and will remain in place till enough people get
sufficiently concerned to insist that they be changed.
Excerpted from the electronic book:
Feudalism ... Alias American Capitalism
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Introduction and Overview
You are reading this online, so I won't waste your time.
The aim of the book is to provide enough shocking facts about the
manipulative practices of America's power elite, that readers will be
motivated (i.e., made angry enough) to take part in efforts to bring the
richest 1% under control, ...before they impoverish the planet and destroy
the biosphere.
The book presents overwhelming evidence that masquerading behind a
democratic facade, an economic elite comprising less than 1% of the
population is quietly and cunningly ruling America. Their immense wealth and
power enable them to exercise so much control over the governmental process,
that they effectively operate the country as a Feudal oligarchy. The book
will leave little doubt that Government has been serving as a tool to
subsidize and legitimize their exploitation of national and international
resources, while legislative tax changes have left the nation with a Feudal
wealth distribution system.
Presenting the evidence to substantiate this argument is not the main reason
the book was written. Documenting the methods used by the elite to
manipulate, control and exploit those with less money or power is the real
purpose. At least 80% of the book is devoted to documenting their very
effective methodology.
While it is evident that most people are somewhat aware that government
appears to cater to corporations and influential lobby groups, the average
taxpayer is practically oblivious to the extent to which the wealthiest 1%
directly and purposely control and manipulate the lives and destinies of
everyone else on the planet.
For those who have been brought up on a steady diet of the American Dream,
but notice that today's reality and the American Dream seem to be growing
further and further apart, it may be worth keeping in mind that if a frog is
placed in a pan full of cold water, and the heat is turned up gradually
enough, the frog will fail to sense the danger, and instead of jumping to
safety, it could quite unknowingly allow itself to be cooked. In a similar
fashion, the media continues to be used to desensitize and/or misinform the
general public into repeatedly accepting domestic and foreign policies that
are very often diametrically opposed to the best interest of the majority.
While the average American does have "a vague idea" that corporations (as
well as the economic elite) use plenty of techniques for avoiding taxation;
how many know that the proportion of Federal Income tax derived from
Corporate income tax declined steadily from 32% in 1952; to 23% in 1960; to
17% in 1970; to a low of 9% in 1985? Without vital knowledge such as this,
the public will remain in the dark as to what is really causing the decline
in most Americans' standard of living. .
Although the growing deficit and the near trillion dollar banking industry
losses will inevitably lead to continuing cuts in the standard of living for
present and future generations, most Americans feel powerless to alter their
deteriorating economic conditions, and simply take consolation in the belief
that everyone else is also feeling the pinch.
Nothing could be further from the truth !
Statistics taken from Forbes magazine's annual July survey of America's
billionaires expose the true reality. In 1982 there were 13 billionaires, in
1983...15; in 1984...12; in 1985...13; in 1986...26; in 1987...49
In other words, the number of American billionaires had for many years
hovered around 13, then the Reagan administration drastically altered the
wealth distribution patterns by introducing tax changes favoring the super
rich. In 1986 the number of billionaires DOUBLED, and by 1987 the number of
billionaires had QUADRUPLED!! By 1988 there were 68 individuals or families
that each had net wealth in excess of $1,000,000,000. By 1989, the number
had risen precipitously to 82. And by 1990, the Forbes survey reported the
staggering total of 99!!
This explosion of wealth taking place at the top has occurred and will
continue to occur while waves of beggars flood onto the streets, and
thousands of farmers lose their farms. It is neither fate nor coincidence
that these events are occurring simultaneously. Tremendous profits continue
to flow into the bank accounts of the super rich even during supposedly poor
economic periods.
Unless facts such as these become "common knowledge", economic Feudalism
will continue to be an integral aspect of the status quo.
Why isn't the general public aware of these facts?
Simply because the richest 1% own virtually all of the media, and have
little difficulty controlling the content and coloration of television and
newspaper information reaching the public. The superficial and often
distorted picture of reality offered by newspapers and television's 30
second sound bites has traditionally contributed little to the exposure of
America's hidden reality. In no less a fashion, the major publishing houses
have, like a circle of protective elephants, provided a wall of defense
around the existing status quo and the elite who profit from it. In short,
Americans are being deceived and seduced into clinging to unrealistic
concepts served up through the mass media by the very people who are
exploiting the nation.
Facts that would have exposed the true nature of present day America rarely
get presented through newspapers or television. Instead, they surface in
magazines such as the Economist, Forbes, Fortune, Insight, and The Wall
Street Journal which are read almost exclusively by the economic elite and
their sympathizers. Moreover, the specialized economic jargon and ever
changing "buzzwords" used throughout these publications poses yet another
barrier preventing the published facts from becoming widely appreciated.
Consequently, this book has been written to present the reader with a
comprehensive but seemingly radical perspective of America's hidden reality,
based on and supported by facts extracted almost exclusively from the
conservative, pro-establishment publications just mentioned. This was done
purposely to avoid arguments regarding the truth, accuracy or bias of facts
used throughout the book. Additionally, the author attempted wherever
possible to present both the perspectives and the supporting facts in plain
uncomplicated English so as to be accessible to a broader spectrum of the
general public.
The book could easily have been entitled "The Hoax of Democracy and Equality
in Western Society", because the world's economic elite have taken control
not only in America, but in virtually all the capitalist democracies,
England, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, West Germany, Israel, South Africa,
India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, etc., as well as all the other
countries ruled by economically elite minorities.
However, because America chooses to be the flagship for democratic
capitalism, so she automatically deserves to be the focus of criticism as
well. Moreover, it has been the American elite who have pioneered many of
the social and constitutional controls that the economic elite of other
countries have imitated. Consequently, incidents were chosen from American
society to provide references and examples, although each of the other
countries could have served the purpose as well.
It is therefore the author's hope that the book will serve as a catalyst to
arouse true democratic power not only in America, but throughout the
so-called Western democracies, simply by outlining many of the methods which
the elite purposely use to manipulate society in order to maintain their
wealth and power (i.e., a Feudal society).
If and when Western citizens come to know even some of the facts contained
in this book, the outcry could be deafening. The shift of power from the
wealthy elite to the majority could come just as surprisingly and as quickly
as the shift of power away from the Communist elite occurred in Russia.
The demand for true democracy, and a more equitable distribution of wealth
could dramatically alter humanity's destiny. A "New World Order" could
really take place.
As Victor Hugo once put it, "No army can withstand the strength of an idea
whose time has come", and the time has come.
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Important additional note!!
The author would like to remind the reader that although most of the
incidents referred to in the book occurred in the late 80s and early 90s
(because that's when the book was originally written), it would be no
problem at all to choose a comparable set of incidents taken from today's
current events. In short, we are always being manipulated and exploited with
basically the same methodology, so providing incidents (i.e., examples of a
particular exploitation method), at any point in time, to support the basic
arguments in the book would be relatively easy. It would simply entail a
repeat of the time and effort taken to collect the currently provided set of
supporting bibliographic references.
I have little doubt that readers will be able to supply their own current
references, ...and all too easily.
This type of expose of the elite's methodology needs to be written only
once.
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Table of Contents
Home Page for .................."Feudalism ...alias American Capitalism"
Reasons to Read the Book
Copyright Permissions
Dedication
Introduction and Overview
Chapter 1...The Hoax of Equal Opportunity and Equitable Prosperity
Chapter 2...The Hoax of Democracy
Chapter 3...Manipulation of the Media
Chapter 4...The Hoax of Equality Before the Law
Chapter 5...The Most Ruthless Hoax of All
Chapter 6...The Elite's Current Strategy
Chapter 7...Considerations Regarding "The Ultimate Social System"
Chapter 8...How to Stop Being a Feudal Serf
Index
About the Author
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Chapter 1
The Hoax Of Equal Opportunity
And Equitable Prosperity
The Hidden Social Order 1-1 -
(Part 1) The Society We Can See 1-1 ...
(Part 2) The Hidden Wealth of the Richest 1% 1-3 ...
(Part 3) The Hidden Wealth of the Next Richest 9% 1-4 ...
(Part 4) Hidden Permanent Prosperity For The Rich 1-5 ...
(Part 5) Subsistence for the Working Class 1-8 ...
Unemployment (Exported Jobs, Imported Cheap Labor) 1-10 ...
American Slavery in the 1990's 1-14 ...
Maintaining a Poorly Educated Work Force 1-15 ...
The Reality Underlying the Myth of Equality 1-16 -
Recognizing The Feudal Aspects of Capitalism 1-18 ...
The Origins and Nature of Feudalism 1-18 ...
>From English Feudalism to American Feudalism 1-20 ...
Neocolonialism 1-21 ...
A Look At 10 Western Nations 1-22 ...
Canada (Another Typical Feudal Economy) 1-25 ...
Feudalism ...A Progress Report 1-27 ...
How The Elite Exploit The Nation 1-29 -
Tax Laws - The Key to Wealth and Power 1-29 ...
Robbing The Poor by Not Taxing The Rich 1-29 ...
Undermining America with Leveraged Buyouts 1-34 ...
Employee Stock-Ownership Plans (Watch Out!) 1-42 ...
Mergers (Monopolies and Tax Avoidance) 1-44 ...
Society's Parasites (The Speculators) 1-45 ...
Why Banks and S&Ls Go Bankrupt 1-45 ...
Whitewashing and Hiding the Rip-offs 1-51 ...
Corporations and Insurance Companies 1-52 ...
Bank Losses From 3rd World Loans 1-53 ...
Getting the Taxpayer to Buy the 3rd World Debt 1-54 ...
Fleecing the Social Security and Pension Funds 1-56 ...
Monetary Devaluation 1-60 ...
Repercussions in the Third World 1-61 ...
A Quick Recap 1-65 ...
Arranging The Getaway 1-66 ...
Possible Corrective Action 1-67 -
Radical Tax Reforms are Required 1-67 ...
Tax Wealth ! ...Not Income 1-67 ...
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Chapter 2
The Hoax Of Democracy
Trojan Democracy 2-1 -
The Power of Lawmakers 2-3 -
Conservatism vs Liberalism 2-3 ...
Lobbying (America's #1 Voting System) 2-4 ...
Disguising the "Favors for Favors" Payoffs 2-5 ...
Quid Pro Quo In Action 2-7 ...
Honest Politicians 2-10 ...
Red-handed but definitely not Red-faced 2-11 ...
The Forgotten Concept (Representation) 2-14 ...
Back Room Deals (The Secretive Third House) 2-15 ...
The Covert Takeover of America 2-17 -
The Trilateral Commission 2-18 ...
America's Unelected Government 2-21 -
A Closer Look at Lobbying 2-24 ...
The Oil Lobby 2-24 ...
The Military Industrial Lobby 2-25 -
The Two Party Facade 2-28 ...
Possible Corrective Actions 2-29 -
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Chapter 3
Manipulation Of The Media
Teaming Up With the Media 3-1 -
Consolidating Ownership of the Media 3-1 ...
Using the Media to Rig Elections 3-3 ...
Purging America's Leadership of Critics 3-6 ...
Maintaining Team Loyalty and Unity 3-7 ...
Acknowledging the Elite's Teamwork 3-7 ...
Making Sure Everyone Receives the Same Story 3-9 ...
Focusing Readers' Attention 3-10 ...
Focusing Viewers' Attention (TV and Movies) 3-11 ...
The Role of the Media 3-13 -
Using Recurring, Mind-programming Concepts 3-13 ...
1) Anyone Can Get Rich, or Become President 3-14 ...
2) Royalty Kept in Spotlight (to Normalize Inequality) 3-14 ...
3) Any Degree of Economic Inequality is Acceptable 3-15 ...
4) Patriotism (Automatic Loyalty to the Status Quo) 3-15 ...
Media Manipulation Techniques 3-17 -
Perspectives for Interpreting Foreign Policy 3-17 ...
Restricting News Coverage to the Elite's Version 3-18 ...
Controlling the "First Impressions" 3-19 ...
Reinforcing Public Approval Using Opinion Polls 3-20 ...
Selling Bad Products using Word Trickery 3-22 ...
News Omissions 3-23 ...
Playing Down the Importance of Facts 3-24 ...
Possible Corrective Actions 3-26 -
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Chapter 4
The Hoax Of Equality
Before The Law
Putting the Legal Society in Perspective 4-1 -
A Relationship of Symbiotic Collusion 4-1 ...
Maintaining Authority Through Traditional Trickery 4-1 ...
Law Practices Are Profit-oriented Businesses 4-2 ...
The Legal Society Does Not "Dispense Justice" 4-3 ...
The Role Of The Legal Community 4-4 -
The Supreme Court 4-4 ...
Lawyers in Congress 4-6 ...
Lawyers in Private Practice 4-7 ...
The Legalization of Crime 4-8 ...
Court Trials ... A Disgraceful Farce 4-8 -
Pre-trial Tactics 4-8 ...
Hand-picking the Jurors 4-9 ...
Tactics in Court 4-9 ...
Lenient Sentences 4-10 ...
Finishing Touches (Media Help, and the Appeals) 4-12 ...
Justice for the Bottom 90% 4-13 ...
The Watchdogs 4-14 -
Keeping the Judges Honest 4-15 ...
The Senate Judiciary Committee 4-16 ...
The Inspectors General 4-16 ...
Breeding Contempt for the Law 4-17 -
Possible Corrective Actions 4-18 -
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Chapter 5
The Most Ruthless Hoax of All
The Elite's Violent Global Chess Game 5-1 -
Manipulation, Intimidation, Violence, Ruthlessness 5-1 ...
Disguising The Causes Of Wars 5-5 ...
20 Years Grace to Glorify Atrocities 5-5 ...
The Perspective of World War II whose "Time Has Come" 5-6 -
Threats to Feudalism and Colonialism Prior to the War 5-6 -
Russia --- The Emerging Role Model 5-7 ...
Impending Loss of Control Over the Suez Canal 5-8 ...
Impending Nationalization of the Middle East Oil Fields 5-8 ...
Britain's Mandate to Occupy Palestine was Soon to Expire 5-8 ...
A Brief Recap of the Facts 5-8 ...
Ruthless Chess Moves in the Middle East 5-9 -
The Invasion of Palestine 5-10 ...
Israel - Middle East Warlord ...Overnight! 5-11 ...
Setting up the Israeli Feudal State 5-12 ...
Taking Over Palestinian Property 5-13 ...
Handling The Palestinian Protests 5-14 ...
A Mountain of Telltale Evidence 5-15 -
9 More Puzzle Pieces That Now Fit Perfectly 5-16 ...
America's Thinly Veiled Military Outpost 5-22 ...
Farming Out the Covert Dirty Work 5-24 ...
Dividing and Conquering the Arab Nations 5-26 ...
Shuttle Diplomacy 5-29 ...
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Chapter 6
The Elite's Current Strategies
Emerging Global Controls 6-1 -
The Trilateral Commission has done its Homework 6-2 ...
Expanding the Feudal Domain 6-3 -
Chess Strategies ...without the balance of power 6-3 ...
Consolidating Political Power 6-5 ...
Reshaping Power in America 6-6 ...
Economic Consolidation 6-7 -
A New Global Currency? 6-8 ...
Future Employment Trends 6-9 -
1) Longer Working Hours 6-9 ...
2) Home-based Employment ...low pay, no benefits 6-9 ...
3) Sales Positions paying "Straight Commission" 6-10 ...
4) Employee Pay Plans linked to Company Profits 6-10 ...
5) Employee Stock-Ownership Plans 6-10 ...
6) Employer-subsidized Loans 6-11 ...
Class-oriented Health Care 6-11 -
Media Consolidation 6-13 -
Big Brother in American homes...soon!! 6-14 ...
Propaganda for Schoolchildren 6-14 ...
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Chapter 7
Considerations Regarding
"The Ultimate Social System"
Wisdom From The State Department 7-1 -
The Folly of Nationalism and Economic Greed 7-2 -
Capitalism, Communism, And Socialism 7-4 -
Rising Above Religious Differences 7-6 -
Gandhi's Contribution 7-8 ...
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Chapter 8
How To Stop Being A Feudal Serf
Taking Responsibility for Change 8-1 -
Recognizing Your Power 8-1 -
Considering Some Goals 8-1 -
Acknowledging The Problem and Solution 8-2 -
Getting The Ball Rolling 8-3 -
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INDEX ...A to F
Choose a letter:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Anti-trust Laws getting around them 2-26 Apartheid Israel 5-12 South Africa
1-14 Assassination Attempts against Libya's Head of State 5-26 against
Panama's Head of State 3-20
B
Bailout for S&Ls avoiding Gramm-Rudman 1-51 Baker, Howard 2-21 Baker, James
2-22 Barbi, Klaus 5-17 Ben-Gurion, David 5-10 Big Brother global media
network 3-03 monitoring the viewer 6-15 Billionaires rapid increase of
1-05,1-07 low public profiles 1-08 perspective on wealth 1-03 perspective on
interest 1-07 Boesky, Ivan, insider trading 4-17, 4-19 Bottom 90% defined
1-04 justice for 4-13 Bowsher, Charles, 1-51 Bretton Woods Agreement 1-61
Brzezinski, Zbigniew Trilateral Commission 2-19 Bundling, quid pro quo 2-07
Bush, George capital gains tax cut 1-33, 1-66 hiding the S&L losses 1-51
minimum wage raise veto 1-13 related to Queen Elizabeth 1-20 S&L connections
2-11 sleasy campaigning 3-05 Trilateral Commission member 2-21 Bush, Neil
(the President's son) 2-10
C
Cambodia, news omissions 3-23 Campaign Support for reelection 2-05 quid pro
quo 2-04 special interest democracy 2-04 Capital Gains Tax 2-14 tax
avoidance 1-66 Capitalism, strength & weakness 7-04 - 7-05 Carter, President
2-19 Cash-in-the-envelope, quid pro quo 2-06 Chess, game and reality 5-01,
5-03 CIA political interference 5-05 installing puppets abroad 5-04 Citizens
for Tax Justice 1-33 Colonialism 1-21, 2-18 Columbia aid from America 2-02
killing off the mayors 2-02 Communism 7-05 as threat to Capitalism 5-07
strength & weakness 7-04 Comptroller-General of America speaks out on the
deficit 1-51 Congress 98% reelection rate 2-15 a fraternity of lawyers 2-11
distinction between Parties 2-28 - 2-29 Israel as 51st state 5-24 - 5-25
labor-oriented parties 2-28 - 2-29 The Secretive Third House 2-15 writing
new laws 2-03 Conservatism Conservatism vs Liberalism 2-03 maintaining the
status quo 2-03 Constitution, the American not a Feudal charter 2-03
Consultancy Fees, quid pro quo 2-07 Corporate Raiders 1-37 Corporate
Takeovers fighting off 1-38 greenmail 1-38 negative side effects 1-38 - 1-39
the losers 1-41 the profiteers 1-39 See also Leveraged Buyouts Corporations
campaign support 2-04 disloyalty to taxpayer 1-10 exporting jobs 1-10 free
from scrutiny 1-21 interlocking interests 1-21 loyalty to profits 2-27 OPEC
beneficiaries 2-25 pension scheme takeovers 1-57 real estate speculation
1-46 stock market speculation 1-46 tax havens 1-30 Court Trials standard
tactics 4-08 - 4-09, 4-11, 4-13 pre-trial tactics 4-08 plea bargaining 4-10
handpicking "friendly" jurors 4-09 surrogate juries 4-09 judge's advice to
jurors 4-10 lenient sentences 4-11 media help, appeals 4-12 Covert Activity
hiding it from the public 5-05 Cranston, Senator 2-08 Current Strategies
economic consolidation 6-08 employment trends 6-09
D
Death Squads, El Salvador 2-01 DeConcini, Senator 2-08 Democracy criterion
for 2-02 Congress dominated by lawyers 2-11 about representation 2-14 bottom
90% not represented 2-02 negated by lobbying 2-04 See also Lobbying
Conservatism vs Liberalism 2-03 taken over by Trilateral Comm. 2-17, 2-19,
2-21 death squads 2-01 gerrymandering 2-02 Greek democracy 2-02 in a
nutshell 2-30 killing off the mayors 2-01 Deregulation airline industry 1-71
banking industry 2-07 Dictators creating them 3-17 helping them loot 3-24
keeping them funded 2-20 Discrimination and Inequality in education
intentional ignorance 1-15 in employment California sweat shops 1-14 in
justice CIA,immunity 3-22 immunity for politicians 4-11 Randolph Hearst 3-02
surrogate juries 4-09 too expensive for bottom 90% 5-02 in military service
black to white ratio 1-10 Dan Quayle,lip service 5-03 in politics ratio of
black politicians 1-14 in social equality the causes of discrimination 1-16
in taxation Capital Gains Tax 2-14 corporate vs personal taxation -1-30 1-32
hiding profits abroad 1-29 tax deductions & shelters 1-21 tax havens 1-08
See also Tax Avoidance in wealth distribution 433,000 Canadian families 1-26
billionaires 1-06 bottom 50% 1-25 international statistics 1-26 richest 1%
1-03 next richest 9% 1-04 top 50% 1-25 Divide and Conquer 5-26 - 5-27, 5-29
bombing Iraq's nuclear plant 5-29 car bombs in Lebanon 5-28 hostility
against Libya 5-26 installing the Shah of Iran 5-27 Sadat's assassination
5-28 selling arms to Iran 5-27 Duarte, President Jose Napoleon 2-01
E
Economic Elite a profile of 1-20 - 1-21 emerging global controls 6-01
exploitation of 3rd World 6-01 Feudal origins 1-18 - 1-20 Pentagon insiders
2-27 reshaping power in America 6-06 - 6-07 their power 2-29 White House
insiders 2-17, 2-19, 2-21 See also Richest 1% See also Current Strategies El
Salvador aid from America 2-01 death squads 2-01 Elections hired speech
writers 3-06 media collusion 3-03, 3-05 patriotism as red herring 3-15 photo
opportunities 3-05 quid pro quo and life tenure 2-14 30 second sound bites
3-05 See also Democracy Employee Stock-Ownership Plans, (ESOPs) how they
benefit the elite 1-43 pension insecurity 1-42 - 1-43 the pitfalls 1-43
European Currency Unit, (ECU) 6-09 Exploitation Methods cheap immigrant
labour 1-14 Employee Stock-Ownership Plans 6-11 gambling with bank deposits
1-46 milking pension funds 1-57 OPEC oil shortage 2-25 pay plans linked to
profits 6-11 pumping up real estate values 1-46 stock market manipulations
1-46 undermining the economy, LBOs 1-34 using cheap foreign labor 1-10, 1-29
See also Tax Avoidance
F
Federal Deficit bypassing Gramm-Rudman 1-52 how to get rid of it 1-68 S&L
bailout 1-51 Federal Reserve Bank 2-23 Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
Corp. (FSLIC) 2-08 Feudalism roles and classes 1-19 American-style 1-20
defined 2-30 how to end it 8-01 the origin of 1-18 - 1-19 See also Wealth
Distribution Flight Capital, Latin America 6-05 Flight Capital 1-63 Foreign
Aid El Salvador 2-01 Guatemala 2-02 Israel 5-22 - 5-23, 5-25 Foreign Policy
a perspective of 3-17 planning 3-18 the role of the CIA 3-18 installing
dictators 3-17 employing mercenaries 3-22 robbing foreign treasuries 3-24
shooting down the Iranian jetliner 3-21 the Panama invasion 3-20 unilateral
cold war 6-05 widespread disapproval of 6-05 installing the Shah of Iran
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