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The Myth of Capitalism tells the story of how America has gone from an open, competitive marketplace to an economy where a few very powerful companies dominate key industries that affect our daily lives. Digital monopolies like Google, Facebook and Amazon act as gatekeepers to the digital world. Amazon is capturing almost all online shopping dollars. We have the illusion of choice, but for most critical decisions, we have only one or two companies, when it comes to high speed Internet, health insurance, medical care, mortgage title insurance, social networks, Internet searches, or even consumer goods like toothpaste. Every day, the average American transfers a little of their pay check to monopolists and oligopolists. The solution is vigorous anti-trust enforcement to return America to a period where competition created higher economic growth, more jobs, higher wages and a level playing field for all. The Myth of Capitalism is the story of industrial concentration, but it matters to everyone, because the stakes could not be higher. It tackles the big questions of: why is the US becoming a more unequal society, why is economic growth anemic despite trillions of dollars of federal debt and money printing, why the number of start-ups has declined, and why are workers losing out.

The book challenges the prevailing narrative of decline, addressing issues like stagnant economies, flat wages, and increasing income inequality. It examines the rise of populism and nationalism in response to global crises, particularly in the Middle East. By analyzing these trends, the author invites readers to reconsider the notion of irreversible decline and explore alternative perspectives on current societal and economic challenges.

Introduction -- Legends of the fall -- Inequality -- Profit, progress, and the middle path -- Immigration -- Let the right ones in -- Islamic extremism -- Help your enemies defeat themselves -- Civil war -- A rough reconciliation -- Corruption -- The benefits of beginning at the bottom -- The resource curse -- Government with guardrails -- Energy -- Grow a revolution from the ground -- The middle income trap -- How to manufacture a miracle -- Gridlock I -- Compromise or face demise -- Gridlock ii -- Diy defense -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments

The world's most intractable problems solved: ambitious lessons in leadership and hope from free-thinkers and innovators who have tackled our biggest challenges