LEADER 02879nam 2200445 450 001 9910157800803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-9980070-5-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000001009514 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4778666 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4778666 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11325756 035 $a(OCoLC)968730535 035 $a(BIP)064921140 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001009514 100 $a20170125h20132013 uy 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA matter of importance $ea novel /$fGordon Zuckerman 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aAustin, Texas :$cLive Oak Book Company,$d2013. 210 4$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (333 pages) 225 1 $aThe Sentinels ;$vBook 3 311 $a0-9980070-4-8 330 8 $aBy 2013, the American economy is sliding under the rising tide of over spending and increasing indebtedness. Five years following the2008 bursting of the great consumer bubble, the country is dangerously over-leverageand under-employed. Unable to balance spending with earned income, the United States is becoming aware of the what the true costs associated with theoff-shoring of so many of its higher paying manufacturing jobs, might havebeen. Concluding the restoration of the economy is dependent on re-establishment of the relative competitiveness ofmanufacturing in America, Sentinels designate that restoration of manufacturingemployment has to become the critical test by which historical and proposedprograms are evaluated. Understanding the relative costs of production are determine by the total of seven separate categories of expenses, of which direct labor costs only represents onesegment, the Sentinels set about to determine what needs to be changed. Well entrenchedprograms favoring foreign oil production, domestic power generation, the American labor movement, inadequatejob training, corporate taxation, and increasing costs associated with growing regulations, need to be questioned. The Sentinels' "Employ America" requires them to divide the challenges into separate segments, with each one assume responsibility for itssuccessful resolution. The story told through the evolving lives of theprincipal players on both sides of the ensuing conflict, unfolds over fourcontinents. Follow the events in the lives of the next generation, as theypursue their objectives. Romance, disappointment, peril, trust, betrayal, hidden, prospects for success are never very far away. 606 $aConspiracy$vFiction 615 0$aConspiracy 676 $a813/.6 700 $aZuckerman$b Gordon$01209615 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910157800803321 996 $aA matter of importance$93420901 997 $aUNINA