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| iii | WHO SHOULD BE IN CONTROL? |
| | PART I: RIGHT OR WRONG, NOT LEFT OR RIGHT |
| 1 | A BRIEF HISTORY OF LEFT AND RIGHT |
| 2 | INDIVIDUALISM AND COLLECTIVISM: WHO HAS RIGHTS? |
| 3 | THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT |
| 4 | STATISM: COLLECTIVIST SOCIAL SYSTEMS |
| 4.1 | Totalitarianism: Extreme Collectivism/Statism |
| 4.2 | Socialism, Theocracy, and Oligarchy: Flirting with Totalitarianism |
| 4.3 | Welfare Statism: Collectivism/Statism “Light” |
| 4.4 | Democracy |
| 5 | CAPITALISM: THE INDIVUALIST SOCIAL SYSTEM |
| 5.1 | What Is Capitalism? |
| 5.2 | Cronyism Is Endemic Under Statism, but Vanishes Under Capitalism |
| 5.3 | Statism Preserves Monopolies and Cartels, Capitalism Makes Them Short Lived |
| 5.4 | Capitalism Eliminates Political Inequality |
| 5.5 | Envy Is Politically Impotent Under Capitalism |
| 5.6 | Capitalism Unleashes the Unimagined |
| 5.7 | Safety Nets Flourish Under Capitalism |
| 5.8 | The Unfortunate And Underprivileged Are Empowered Under Capitalism |
| 5.9 | Recessions Are Few and Mild Under Capitalism |
| 5.10 | Capitalism Results in High-Quality, Affordable K–12 Education |
| 5.11 | Capitalism Makes Housing Affordable |
| 5.12 | Under Capitalism Fewer Need a College Education |
| 5.13 | Capitalism Eliminates Inflation |
| 5.14 | Capitalism Promotes World Peace |
| 5.15 | Capitalism Reduces the Impact of Natural Disasters, Including Pandemics |
| 5.16 | Under Capitalism, Taxes Are a Thing of the Past |
| 5.17 | Statism Misallocates Infrastructure Investments, Capitalism Optimizes Them |
| 5.18 | Under Capitalism Immigration is An Opportunity, Not A Threat |
| 5.19 | Capitalism Is the Real Deal For the Environment |
| 5.20 | Capitalism Relegates Racism and Prejudice to the Fringes of Society |
| 5.21 | Summary |
| | PART II: FROM HERE TO THERE: TRANSITIONING TO A CAPITALIST SOCIAL SYSTEM |
| 6 | LAYING THE GROUNDWORK |
| 6.1 | Creating the Moral Groundswell for Change |
| 6.2 | Economic Growth: A Transition Friend |
| 6.3 | Government Spending and Inflation: Monetary Transition Foes |
| 6.4 | Fear, Resentment and Revenge: Emotional Transition Foes |
| 7 | FROM HERE TO THERE: HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTHCARE |
| 7.1 | Health Insurance |
| 7.2 | Healthcare |
| 7.3 | Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics and Medical Devices |
| 7.4 | Medicare |
| 7.5 | Medicaid |
| 8 | FROM HERE TO THERE: RETIREMENT |
| 9 | FROM HERE TO THERE: EDUCATION / PART II SUMMARY |
| | PART III: A 21ST CENTURY CITIZEN GUIDE |
| 10 | CREATING THE MORAL GROUNDSWELL |
| 11 | VOTE |
| 12 | SUMMARY |
Think Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right 