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What prompted

me to write the book?

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Throughout my life I had noticed and made mental notes of abuses by a small minority of people to the

detriment of the vast majority

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The abuses were often disguised as – Family values – Customs – Culture – Tradition– Religion– Progress– Patriotism– Democracy– Justice

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So, why now?

• The abuses by corporate executives got rather blatant in the last decade

• In 2008, the securities fraud at Wall Street’s biggest investment firms was beginning to unravel and the news headlines were getting more alarming

For example:

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“Fannie, Freddie get federal grand jury subpoenas”

“FBI Investigating Potential Fraud by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman, AIG”

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“No Longer Ready to RetireIn Economic Crisis, Nest Eggs Vanish, as Do Long-Held Dreams”

“Worst year for jobs since '45”

“Fed Chairman Warns of More Foreclosures”

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•“2008 foreclosure filings set record”

•“Homeless numbers alarming”

“Why Isn't Wall Street In Jail?”

Uncensored News For Real People

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So, by 2008, my frustration with the blatant abuses by the entrenched power brokers

reached a critical point

I had to break my life long silence!


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