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Seventeen liberating maxims:

 

Economics is not a science.  (Page 5).

 

Economic "laws"are not natural laws.  There is no similarity between so-called economic "laws" and the law of gravity or the Pythagorean Theorem.  (Page 5).

 

The economy is not a meritocracy.  The rich are not superior to everyone else in intelligence, creativity, wisdom, or moral clarity.  (Page 6).

 

A true meritocracy would afford equality of opportunity to everyone, yet there are huge discrepancies in the "head start" American society affords different segments of the population.  (Page 6).

 

While the statement that "all property is theft" is an exaggeration, it is not as much of an exaggeration as the wealthy would have us believe.  (Page 7).

 

Most standard measures of the performance of the economy have nothing to do with the well-being of the average person.  (Page 8).

 

Full employment with decent compensation for everyone is the only legitimate measure of an economy's success. (Page 8).

 

Economics, properly understood, is the practice of social ethics, rather than a branch of the natural sciences.  Who gets what, how, when, and why are ethical questions, not scientific ones. (Page 9).

 

Human beings are not mere commodities which should be subjected to the "law" of supply and demand.  Treating human persons solely as elements in a labor market is profoundly unethical.  (Page 10).

 

There is no such thing as a "self-made man." (sic).  (Page 10).

 

Greed is not good. (Page 11).

 

Corporations are not persons. (Page 11)

 

Money is not speech.  (Page 12).

 

Blaming immigrants for Americans' economic woes is a deceptive tactic which conveniently deflects attention from the true oppressors.  (Page 13).

 

There are many economic and social needs which markets cannot address.  (Page 13).

 

The earth, the common inheritance of humankind, is the ultimate source of all wealth. (Page 13).

 

Capitalism pits us in a war against the earth, a war which threatens humanity's survival.   There is no "hidden hand" to save us.   (Page 14).