{"product_id":"book-ee03","title":"Broke","description":" Broke is a startling wakeup call and a true account of where  our country's future lies, as measured by key national priorities  and issues of concern.  Broke explains how our biggest  problems have resulted from a lack of principled leaders.    Each chapter provides pragmatic, non-partisan action steps that  will allow all business leaders-whether they are running their own  small company or currently CEO of a corporation with hundreds or  thousands of employees-to limit future risks, strengthen the  present, and help to turn America around in our lifetimes.   Topics include        DebtReaders will be astonished to see our total  financial obligations $ 51.7 trillion in debt.  The  solution advanced by Broke is a 1% fee on every financial  transaction until public debt is repaid and unfunded liabilities  have money to back them up and enable future payment.          The EnvironmentMismanagement of natural resources  is one of the main causes of the collapse of several past  civilizations and Broke clearly sounds the same alarm for  the U.S.  Special interests drove compromise in the design,  implementation, and lackluster enforcement of Americas  environmental cleanup record.  Principled business leaders  will not allow this deterioration to continue.  They must lead  with self-regulation and innovation.  They must share in the  real cost burden, as well.          International RelationshipsGood foreign policy is  based on the principles of friendship building.  Yet for the  last few decades, Americas foreign policy has focused on  world domination and subversion of enemies.  Its actions were  short run, and its strategy was more opportunistic than  rational.  Business leaders can help to make better friends  abroadone person at a timeby insisting upon local  development and wage standards as a substitute for a long history  of overseas exploitation.         As a consultant with more than four decades of experience, John  Mumford helps clients by designing and implementing vast changes in  program and process with astonishing resultsall when their  situations were dire and they had no place to turn for help.   On numerous occasions, he had the lead role in saving failing  businesses when hundreds of jobs were at stake.  All were in  dire straits.  All were successfully saved.   Now it is the entire country that is in those dire  straits.  It is time for bold initiatives and decisive  action.  Broke makes the case for those bold  initiatives, led by the institution most at  riskbusiness.  And it will be a catalyst to rebuild a  declining America.  ","brand":"Ascent Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49372327706928,"sku":"BDee03","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49372327739696,"sku":"ZEee03","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49372327772464,"sku":"ZMee03","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ee03-cover.jpg?v=1762980088","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ee03","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}