The Day After the Dollar Crashes

Acknowledgments xiii
<p>Introduction xv</p>
<p>Chapter 1 We Are in Deep Trouble and We′re Not Alone 1</p>
<p>Today′s Reality 1</p>
<p>We Are Not a Going Concern 3</p>
<p>We Are a Society Dependent on Entitlements 5</p>
<p>Our Aging Population Is Expensive 8</p>
<p>We Are Digging a Hole to China with Unfunded Debt 12</p>
<p>We Export Our Consumer–Oriented Lifestyle to the Rest of the World 14</p>
<p>We Cannot Compete Globally Due to the Disparity in Wages 15</p>
<p>We Have Used Up Our Grace Period 19</p>
<p>We Produce Food That Impairs Our Health and Depletes Our Treasury 21</p>
<p>We Are What We Eat, Breathe, and Drink and It Is Costing Us a Fortune 23</p>
<p>We Are Jeopardizing Our Life Support Systems 24</p>
<p>Glenn Beck and Me, Talkin′ ′Bout a Revolution 27</p>
<p>We Can Be an Ostrich or a Hero 31</p>
<p>Chapter 2 We Need to End Our Dependent Lifestyle 33</p>
<p>We Need to End Our Dependence on Our Addictions 34</p>
<p>We Need to End Our Dependency on Our Credit Cards 37</p>
<p>We Need to End Our Dependence on Unsustainable Entitlements 39</p>
<p>We Need to Stop Depending on the Government to Tell Us What Is Healthy 42</p>
<p>We Need to End Our Dependence on Imported Energy and Fuels 43</p>
<p>We Need to Reduce Our Dependent Prison Populations 44</p>
<p>Chapter 3 The Truth and Spin about the Pending Economic Meltdown 47</p>
<p>Why No One Wants to Talk About Why Our Defi cit Cannot Be Repaid 48</p>
<p>The Truth about Tariffs and Jobs 52</p>
<p>Big Corporations Spin the Truth and Play Down the Problems They Cause 55</p>
<p>The American Dream Has Turned Nightmarish 58</p>
<p>Citizens of Other Countries Condemn Americans 59</p>
<p>What Religious Leaders Say about the Pending Economic Meltdown 60</p>
<p>Chapter 4 What People Fear about the New World Order 61</p>
<p>Entropy Is Linear and Irrevocable 63</p>
<p>People Are Fearful When Their Beliefs Are Threatened 64</p>
<p>Governments Believe They′re Too Big to Fail 66</p>
<p>Don′t Worry, Be Happy 68</p>
<p>The Grab for Dollars from the Taxpayer′s Pocket 69</p>
<p>A Fearful Government Nationalizes Industries 72</p>
<p>Resistance to Change Is the First Response 74</p>
<p>Chapter 5 How We Can Build and Prepare for the New World Order 77</p>
<p>Who Is in Charge of Our Money? 78</p>
<p>Rethink the Importance of the Dollar 79</p>
<p>Do a Cost Analysis of Our Diminishing Returns 80</p>
<p>We Broke It and We Need to Fix It 82</p>
<p>Governments Must Return to What Works 83</p>
<p>Governments Must Support Innovation, Not Save Dying Industries 85</p>
<p>Vote on Character, Not by Party 86</p>
<p>We Need to Learn to Feed Ourselves 87</p>
<p>We Need to Reduce Our Sprawl 88</p>
<p>Where Are the Bees? 89</p>
<p>We Can Move Mountains 89</p>
<p>Your Conscious Shift to Oneness 90</p>
<p>Think Globally and Act Locally 92</p>
<p>Be a Leader and Turn the Herd 94</p>
<p>Take It to the Street 94</p>
<p>Chapter 6 What to Expect the Day the Dollar Crashes . . . and Beyond 97</p>
<p>A Country Is Like a Business 98</p>
<p>The Day the U.S. Dollar Crashes 99</p>
<p>New Game, New Rules 105</p>
<p>Could the U.S. Dollar Continue as the Reserve Currency? 108</p>
<p>What Can an Investor Do to Prepare for This Crash? 110</p>
<p>What Happens After the Day the Dollar Crashes? 114</p>
<p>Could the Next Bear Market Be Just Around the Corner? 116</p>
<p>How Bad Can the Next Bear Market Get? 118</p>
<p>Chapter 7 Shaping the New World Government Order 119</p>
<p>We Need to Limit the Growth of Governments 120</p>
<p>Individual Nationalism versus Global Citizenship 122</p>
<p>Maintaining National Identities within Global Citizenship 123</p>
<p>Protecting Cultures from Friendly Fire 125</p>
<p>Establishing Sustainable and Equitable Resource Management 127</p>
<p>We Can Expect a New Form of Exchange 129</p>
<p>The Double–Edged Sword of Debt and Unsustainable Promises 130</p>
<p>A Centralized Governing Body Could Coordinate Emergency Response 132</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Shaping the New World Social Order 135</p>
<p>Where Will Our New Leaders Come From? 138</p>
<p>The Global Communication Evolution 139</p>
<p>Flash Mobbing A Social Networking Phenomenon 141</p>
<p>Ending Our Addiction to Stimulation 142</p>
<p>We Aren′t as Smart as We Think We Are 142</p>
<p>The Role of Religion in Our Transformation to a New World Order 144</p>
<p>Connecting as One 145</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Consumers Will Decide How the Future Will Look 149</p>
<p>Consumers Will Drive the Next Big Thing 150</p>
<p>Focus on Creating Health and Alternative Treatments 152</p>
<p>Reduce Dependence on Drugs 153</p>
<p>Being Accountable for Our Well–Being or Opening Pandora′s Box? 154</p>
<p>Protect Our Water and Fishing Industries 155</p>
<p>The Health Care Industry Is Due for an Overhaul 156</p>
<p>Overmedicating, Over–Testing, and Overcharging 157</p>
<p>The Basis of Geriatric Care Is Kindness 159</p>
<p>Help Shape the Government′s Mandated Medical Program 160</p>
<p>Stand Up, Make Noise, and Demand a Transparent Public Process 161</p>
<p>Purge Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Toxins from Our Food 161</p>
<p>Purge Hormones and BPA from Our Food 162</p>
<p>Purge Sugars and Additives from Our Food 163</p>
<p>Kill Factory Farming 164</p>
<p>Refuse Genetically Altered Foods 165</p>
<p>Demand Changes to Fast Food 165</p>
<p>Chapter 10 Create and Profi t from the Next Big Thing 167</p>
<p>Globally Sustainable Investing for Long–Term Profi ts 168</p>
<p>Socially Responsible Investing 168</p>
<p>The Positive and Negative Sides of Social Networking and Technology 169</p>
<p>Invest in Technologies That Expand Our Sustainable Energy Sources 170</p>
<p>Changes in the Auto and Transportation Industry 171</p>
<p>Weaning Ourselves Off Oil 172</p>
<p>The Insidious Petrochemical Industry 173</p>
<p>The Wonderful World of Recycling, Reusing, and Repurposing 173</p>
<p>Our Costly Packaging Industry 176</p>
<p>Stop Natural Gas Companies from Destroying Our Aquifers 176</p>
<p>Mothball Some of Our Drug Companies 177</p>
<p>Putting Your Plan into Action 177</p>
<p>We Are the Change We Want to See 178</p>
<p>About the Author 181</p>
<p>Index 183</p>