CHAPTER 9How We Can Meet Our Real Needs
149IN THIS CHAPTER WE WILL CONSIDER five approaches for escaping from the absurd financial trap described in the first two parts of the book. The five approaches are these:
- Changing our ways of thinking
- Projecting our needs and the resources available to meet them
- Replacing the phantom wealth structure
- Reviewing our lifestyles and consumption patterns
- Preparing for active aging
This chapter sets the stage for the next two chapters, which consider first what individuals and then what organizations can do to help avoid a fiscal crisis.
Changing Our Ways of Thinking
America may be approaching a period resembling ...
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