The economy affects everyone and everything. So do the stories media experts, investment companies, and politicians tell about economics and the economy. Some tell stories that appeal to those who believe freedom comes from having a smaller government. Others tell stories aimed at those who believe freedom comes from having a big pile of money.  This is a bigger pile of money book that argues  what we have is good, but it could be better. It shows how a few simple facts can help investors, businesspeople, politicians, and individuals make better decisions whenever those decisions can be affected by what they are hearing or reading about economics and the economy.  No textbook economics for dummies.  No absurd counterintuitive explanations and predictions.  No false certainties pushing people and economies off cliffs.  No pictures.  No charts.  No equations.  Just a real look at the real world even a child can see is true.  I t doesn't ma...