Title: The Next America: Moving Beyond a Fragile EconomyAuthor: Don A. Holbrook
Publisher: Don A. Holbrook
Pages: 304
Language: English
Genre: Nonfiction/Business & Economics
Format: Paperback, eBook & Audio Book
Purchase at AMAZON
The economic chaos of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis that has created so
much destruction of wealth for regular Americans is far from over. This book
examines problems and possible solutions within national, international, and
local realms that will help us navigate these times and set a course toward
calmer waters. While some clamor for more taxes to cover our government's
programs, The Next America shows how we can restructure our tax code so it
positively affects all aspects of our communities: education, businesses,
innovation, political transparency, environmental issues, investments, and
more. Concerned citizens and economic players alike will be inspired and
motivated to act to reestablish the American Dream during this transitional
time. The Next America believes an informed citizenry can create a solution to
hold our elected officials accountable for real change that will be robust and
beneficial to all American’s not just the elite few at the top, without moving
away from our free market and capitalism based economy.
BOOK EXCERPT:
From
reading the newspaper, watching television, or listening to the radio, it
should be clear that the unsettling situation America finds itself in today has
presented us with several conundrums. We are concerned about where our nation
is headed, how to make a living, how to prepare for retirement, how to create a
better life for our families today, and how to leave our posterity with an
inheritance of economic opportunities.
The global
economy has created more chaos and hardships than most of us have previously
experienced. Not since the Great Depression have folks been so beleaguered by
so many tumultuous problems. Even more devastating is the degradation of our
main pillar of humanity, our core: the family unit. With the massive amount of
unemployment and underemployment that has arisen in this perfect economic
storm, many of us have burned through our benefit claims, extensions, and
options. We face loss of income and also hope and self-dignity. These immense
problems have made many of us rethink our values and dreams. In the worst of
cases, we have given up the ideal of aspiring for a better life—not only for
ourselves, but also for our children. The economic pressures are not the only problems
in this perfect storm. We face burgeoning pressure from religious zealots who
are not tolerant of religious differences. We face environmental calamities,
both
natural and man-made. In addition, the resources that we depend on to fuel our
global economy, such as energy, are peaking in costs and diminishing in
availability.
To further frustrate and annoy our already
overloaded psyches, we have a complete lack of trust in our governmental
systems. People are weary of the either/or partisan politics and government’s
failure to look out for our best interests.
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About the Book:
The economic chaos of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis that has created so
much destruction of wealth for regular Americans is far from over. This book
examines problems and possible solutions within national, international, and
local realms that will help us navigate these times and set a course toward
calmer waters. While some clamor for more taxes to cover our government's
programs, The Next America shows how we can restructure our tax code so it
positively affects all aspects of our communities: education, businesses,
innovation, political transparency, environmental issues, investments, and
more. Concerned citizens and economic players alike will be inspired and
motivated to act to reestablish the American Dream during this transitional
time. The Next America believes an informed citizenry can create a solution to
hold our elected officials accountable for real change that will be robust and
beneficial to all American’s not just the elite few at the top, without moving
away from our free market and capitalism based economy.
Purchase Your Copy at AMAZON
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WATCH DON DISCUSS MOVING
BEYOND A FRAGILE ECONOMY:
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About the Author:
Don
Holbrook is a private economist consultant involved in economic development
public policy, site location decisions for private sector investments of new
facilities, strategic destination tourism development feasibility and
public-private partnership conceptualization, including public sector
incentives to entice business investment into local economies. His non-fiction
books on local economic development efforts to rebuild, renew and sustainably
balance economic development public policy to create world-class communities
have been groundbreaking successes within economic development. His first book, the “Little Black Book of
Economic Development” has spawned a series of follow-up books on how
communities, companies, individuals and families can navigate these treacherous
economic times.
Holbrook
is one of the worlds foremost thought leaders and public speakers on the
subject of how communities can build smart and sustainable local grassroots driven
economic development strategies to achieve maximum success in what he refers to
as “The Art of the Deal Today.”
Holbrook
was formally indoctrinated as a Fellow Member of the International Economic
Development Council, for his lifetime achievements by his peers in 2008.
He lives
with wife and two sons in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 2010,
Holbrook was formally Knighted at West Point USMA as a member of the modern day
Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, a modern day Knights
Templar Order.
His
latest book is the nonfiction/business/economics,The
Next America: Moving Beyond a Fragile Economy.
Connect &
Socialize with Don!
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Have you actually checked out Don Holbrook? He has been fired from 2 economic development positions and not renewed for a third. Despite claims of 100s of successful projects worth billions that created 50,000 jobs, he declared chapter 7 bankruptcy to the tune of almost 2 million (1.29 million in legal fees alone) and chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2011. Those wild claims of success have been thoroughly investigated and cannot be substantiated. The EarthQuest destination theme park project he helped to mastermind is apparently now failed. The accompanying EarthQuest Institute is also bankrupt. Holbrook had a hand in every pie of those deals. The Texas taxpayers have spent millions and must satisfy $21,000,000.00 in bonds whether the amusement park is built or not. Holbrook was sued in Ohio for work he did there and he dragged in numerous bloggers, journalists, mainstream newspapers and even taxpayers commenting on how their own tax dollars were spent. He was thrown out on his ear due to lack of jurisdiction. Read Don Holbrook and his numerous blogs for free using a Google search.
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I have not. This post was done as part of a book blast for Pump Up Your Book. I had no direct contact with the author and do not generally research authors before agreeing to participate in blog tours/book blasts or before I write reviews of their books.
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