The people presented in this book are generally considered villainous, and the functions they perform, harmful. Sometimes society itself is damned because it spawns such reprehensible characters. However, the thrust of this book will concentrate on the following propositions:

As economies slow around the world—including the economy of the United States—we can expect central banks to quickly return to easy-money policies, most commonly manifested in central-bank efforts to force down interest rates. 

Those who have been predicting a recession in the United States and an associated stock market crash seem to be having a hard time. At least, it appears so.

The gig economy as we know it is on the verge of destruction. Gig work, otherwise known as freelance work, was once held up as an entry into the entrepreneurial economy for many people seeking to dip their toes in, but that economy is currently threatened by people who do not understand its vitality for freelance entrepreneurs. There is now a push, from policy makers and a few gig contractors who think it is in the best interest of gig workers and gig employers, to professionalize the gig economy.