Synopsis "Project Fresh Start: The Politics of Prosperity Part II: Common Sense"
A recent Gallup Poll found 33% of Americans have quite a lot of confidence in the military, 29% have a great deal of confidence in Small business, 26% have a great deal of confidence in the police, 23% have quite a lot of confidence in organized religion, 17% have quite a lot of confidence in the presidency, 15% have a great deal of confidence in the medical system, 14% have a great deal of confidence in public schools, 13% have a great deal of confidence in the US Supreme Court, 11% have a great deal of confidence in Television news, 10% have a great deal of confidence in the Banks, 10% have a great deal of confidence in the criminal justice system, 10% have a great deal of confidence in Organized labor, 9% have a great deal of confidence in Newspapers, 9% have a great deal of confidence in Big business, 8% have a great deal of confidence in HMOs, and just 5% have a great deal of confidence in Congress. Is this the 60s generation turned cynical 50 years later? Have Americans lost their families, homes, jobs, savings and confidence? Are 99% of US depressed about the future? What can we do about it to recreate the Politics of Prosperity? We find a surprising answer with a modern Forward to a Common Sense best-seller written 237 years ago...
