(Editor's note: The publisher's press release announcing the publication of Life among the Ordinary: Completing Our Nation’s Great Unfinished Business, is re-printed below.)
Local author publishes a comprehensive study of the American Dream: a “love letter to the ordinary citizen”
Local author publishes a comprehensive study of the American Dream: a “love letter to the ordinary citizen”
Local author Michael D’Angelo has announced the publication of his
first book, Life among the Ordinary:
Completing Our Nation’s Great Unfinished Business, a multi-year production
which celebrates the pursuit of happiness in Western
Civilization from the Founding Fathers to the present. The book, which has been
published and released by Sarasota-based independent publisher Suncoast Digital
Press, Inc., is currently available for purchase via Amazon in paperback and
Kindle formats and in a special premium hardcover edition via IngramSpark.
It presents a rare, independent voice which permits the freedom to
tell a story through a different lens, using only the eyes of an
ordinary citizen within our imperfect yet predictable human nature. In 2014 the
US
middle class is under unprecedented duress.
D'Angelo examines the specific trend of human welfare throughout
American history—courageously identifying the root cause of society's unrest. He explores a provocative question—is there a practical solution to
restore meaningful equality of opportunity and preserve the American Dream
which empowers ordinary citizens to do it themselves?
The book is acclaimed as “a significant contribution to the perennial
dialogue about reform in American life” (Jeffrey R. Orenstein, Ph.D., political
scientist and author), a "relatable, authentic and accurate assessment of
where we are as a culture" (Tom McManus, co-editor, Journal of Management Development) and "a very powerful source
on human behavior and how we evolve" (Dr. Paul Forti, consulting
psychologist). D’Angelo's presentation is equal parts academic analysis and
opinion, artfully balancing the need for change against the obligation to
protect the status quo as we plan today for the challenges of the future.
More information about D’Angelo and his work, as well as how to
purchase it, can be found at http://lifeamongtheordinary.blogspot.com/ or contact the publisher via email bbingham@suncoastdigitalpress.com.
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Here are the important links to purchase the book in the desired format ...
... hardcover:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/life-among-the-ordinary-michael-dangelo/1119913796?ean=9781939237231
... paperback:
... digital (kindle):
Here are the important links to purchase the book in the desired format ...
... hardcover:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/life-among-the-ordinary-michael-dangelo/1119913796?ean=9781939237231
... paperback:
... digital (kindle):
Greetings, Michael. I appreciated your response to Robert Reich's solicitation of solutions. I'll be studying up on our blog to see if our positions are as consonant as they seem - and if so will be seeking ways to support and reinforce our shared interests. My response to Mr. Reich's post was... "Here's a solution: Eliminate payroll taxes and tax ALL income equally according to a modest progressive schedule between 20% and 40%, with a standard deduction (and no others) of $20,000 per year per earner. Social Security is funded by income taxes. Coroporations pay the same rates, but based on GAAP less dividends. ALL income includes wages, capital gains, interest, dividends, rents, and receipts from gifts and inheritances. This solves a LOT of problems, introduces no new ones, and gets us closer to balancing the federal budget. Taxing all income equally reduces the intrinsic subsidy of capital in the system. Eliminating payroll taxes gives workers and immediate raise and stimulates hiring by employers. Eliminating all tax deductions except for the standard $20k gets the government out of our decision making with incentives and penalties. Making dividends deductible to corporations flushes out their excess liquidity, makes marginal corporate taxes manageable, and adds to personal income, which is taxed at ordinary rates. And everybody benefits from a much freer economy unhampered by suboptimized, "financialized", tax-based decision making by both producers and consumers. Dialogue me at techcfo@yahoo.com?
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