14Apr/100
Plato’s Flight [book]
A fresh and powerful look at the failure of the international political system. by Anthony G Cooper (Author)
This paperback took me a little adjusting to the heavy political mindset, i am not particularily intersted in politics however this was by no means a waste of time. It has very intersting concepts that make you say "Hey why aren't we doing that?"
Some topics covered:
- Material prosperity has brought little general contentment.
- Welfare
- It has made people poorer than they otherwise would have been.
- It has created mass unemployment.
- It has left millions of people illiterate and innumerate.
- Governments should be downsized.
- Voting
- Tax
Giving power back to the population is the essence of this book. I don't agree with everything said, however he makes some strong arguments.
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