On the serious side, The Myth America Pageant contains some very disturbing facts and figures that most of us ‘regular Joes’ are not aware of. A great example is our educational system: the approximate expenditure on a child emerging from K-12 is an astounding $100,000. Yet 25% of college entrants require remedial courses in reading or some other very basic discipline. The discussions about ‘pork’ are also very entertaining: he cites some excellent stories about how our ‘tax dollars’ get used by the politicos.
On foreign policy (in Mr. Wickes’ eyes, read ‘war’) he has a fascinating table showing that between 1890 and 2004 we have been involved in 120 adventures in other countries. War, he argues, is just another way that big government extracts yet more tax dollars from us regular Joes. Being the world’s police comes at a steep price for taxpayers.The last part of the book offers some solutions. Again, I suspect that if you are a politician, lobbyist, or union member, you may not endorse his ideas.
All in all, an hilarious and informed read.
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1 - Dan Finlay
We run a newspaper and are very interested in your book and comments. Would you be interested in submitting a monthly 'brain on' column which could lead people to ask real questions and search for real answers? We run a paper that is designed to heighten awareness in our community.
Looking forward to chatting with you.
Dan
We know a group of brain on producers who would probably love to consider you as a guest on their radio shows. You can check them out at:
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Contacts: Garrett Gunderson and Garrett White.
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