{"product_id":"leverage-9781118122846","title":"Leverage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the wealthy and powerful abuse finance to skim immense profits\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDebasement of the dollar as a result of ill-use of leverage is destroying the global economy, and in \u003ci\u003eLeverage\u003c\/i\u003e, well known market commentator Karl Denninger follows the path of money throughout history to prove that currencies are debased when moneyed and powerful interests pull the levers of government and policy to enrich themselves at the expense of the masses. The result is ugly: the value of everythingincluding goldfalls, and even personal safety is at risk in a world where there is limited money even for essentials like food and fuel. History is littered with the collapse of monetary and economic systems from Rome to Germany to Zimbabwe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an inside look at how moneyed and powerful interests debase the dollar through the willful and intentional failure to honestly represent short and long-term mathematical truths that underlie all economic systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how, if imbalan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword xi  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Leverage and Its Abuses in the Economy 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 An Economic Future for America 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Principles of Financial Leverage 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Aughts or the Aught-Not-Haves 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Failure of Kicking the Can 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two A Way Forward 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Folly of Avoidance 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Reinstating the Rule of Law 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Reforming the Fed, Lending, and Derivatives 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Fixing Social Security, Pensions, and Health Care 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Structural Fixes for Trade, Taxation, and Federalism 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Devising a Sound Energy Policy 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 195\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406833492311,"sku":"9781118122846","price":22.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118122846.jpg?v=1730497274","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/leverage-9781118122846","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}