"To put the economies of the world under the complete control of the financial sector...brought on the Depression of the thirties that led to the Second World War...The inescapable one way out from a Third World War, which appears more inescapably in the offing, is to prevent our governments from persisting in the dumbing-down process of our society..." --From the Introduction With a global perspective ever-present, MELTDOWN v. 2 offers readers both an overview and a much-needed microeconomic evaluation of many of the seemingly disparate areas of our dysfunctional economic system- locally, nationally, and globally. In no uncertain terms, MELTDOWN informs us as to how we got to where we are today-- and what we can do about it! This book is a gem: without exaggeration, an astonishing work.