Chapter 1 offers a quick introduction and acknowledgment that we are
a nation in financial distress with a dysfunctional democracy.

Chapter 2 begins with some concepts that, while not specifically about
money, provide a foundation of important ideas. You may find you can
skim through this section because the ideas are familiar.

Chapter 3 explains what the many different kinds of money systems
have in common. It defines the questions we must ask of any money
system in order to understand it and differentiate it from other systems.

Chapter 4 explains each of the major kinds of money systems.

Chapter 5 explains how our specific money system in the United
States works.

Chapter 6 is about the consequences of our current choice of system.

Chapter 7 presents some common ideas about making improvements
– classified as backwards, bandages and bridges.

Chapter 8 explains a simple change that would transform our system
and our lives. And it presents an invitation to participate in writing
a new law.

Chapter 9 explains how making this simple change could reduce prices,
debt, and taxes. It would give us a safer and more stable economy and
shift us from constantly spending on crisis management to spending
on building genuine prosperity for all of us.

There will be no excessive use of profanity.

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