The Disjointed Society is a novel. Its subject matter flowed out of the research of the author. He tried to determine who owned our electric utilities, then our banks, and eventually our casinos. With each search he found a web of intrigue and often a similar cast of characters.
The novel brings together persons and events which seem to have little or no connection to one another. It relates the murder of a president and the death of a pope suspected by some to have been a homicide. The novel relates the work of an international bank that has existed for more than seventy years. Directors of this bank control the major economies of the world. The bank supplies a major portion of the economic data used by banks and governments throughout the world. Very few persons even know this bank exists. Less than ten per cent of textbooks on banking even mention this bank. Even those that mention the bank do so by way of footnote.
In his introduction to the book, the author writes:
"Most of the novel portrays information I have gleaned from research and/or persons I have met. The novel connects some persons and some events it has not been easy to connect based on readily available evidence. After nearly twelve years of research a few of the assumed connections still require more evidence. But none of the assumed connections have actually proven to be false."
Some of the research of the author includes the following:
Several years ago I was working with our tri-county community action agency to promote solar and other alternative energies among low income families. As the work expanded it became necessary to become involved with local and state governmental agencies. I could not help but see how these functions are so controlled by large corporations.
I attempted to find out who owned these corporations. I began with electric utilities. Since then I have looked at the ownership of munitions, banks, and finally casinos. I have also researched the treaties signed between the United States of America and various Indian nations.
The research has made me aware of some very definite patterns.
A large percentage of corporations based in the United States are owned outside of our nation.
Most casinos and supporting industries are European controlled and/or owned.
In most cases 40% of the revenues of casinos are paid to directors and/or owners for various services provided to the casino,
Often these services are redundant.
There is a close connection between the casino industry and the hazardous waste industry. Both have a high concentration of foreign (usually European) ownership.
Casinos provide an excellent vehicle for laundering money because the majority of a casino's transactions are cash transactions.
A large percentage of our banks are foreign owned.
The Bank For International Settlements (BIS) controls much of the economic data used by banks and governments in making decisions and setting policy.
This bank is controlled by the chief officers of the central banks of Western European nations.
BIS was established by leaders of the various governments. However, these government exercise no control or jurisdiction over the various central banks.
Most central banks determine the value of the nation's currency, how much or how little money is placed in circulation . These decisions are discussed at the monthly meeting of BIS and many of them are agreed upon at the monthly meeting of BIS.
Very few persons are even aware of the bank's (BIS) existence.
I have searched several hundred banking and economic textbooks. Less than 5% even mention BIS. Those who do, give it little more than a footnote.
During the last one hundred years the United States Congress has investigated the arms industry several times. Each time the Congress found serious problems and violations. No action has yet been taken.
One frequent finding is that much of our economy is based on the sale or transfer of arms and munitions.
At the end of World War Two the United States Government took on responsibility for keeping our economy going. Since 1949 we are no longer a free economy.
Responsibility for this task has been given to our Federal Reserve.
The Federal Reserve is a private corporation owned by its member banks.
The Federal Reserve determines how much money our government puts in circulation.
Each Federal Reserve note is a debt assumed by our government. A debt we are ultimately expected to pay.
The end result is an inflation that continues to weaken the value of the currency and to disrupt the value of a person's work.
My research of Indian treaties reveals a similar pattern. The American Indian was stripped of his land by debt and by severe inflation of his economy. The Indian economy was based on the land and on the deer. The deer provided the Indian with food, with clothing, and with shelter. A few deer would provide much of a Native American's need for an entire year. The Europeans introduced guns that allowed the Native American to kill more deer. One gun sold for 20 to 30 deerskins.
The basic unit of currency was inflated. It now cost more to purchase a single gun than to provide all of a family's needs for several months. Besides, there were a limited number of deer. The Native American was able to survive only because he had been given a line of credit. When that credit came due he had nothing to give but his land.
The same pattern exists today. Our currency is grossly inflated. We individually and as a nation are assuming more and more debt. If we are not careful, we may lose our land in much the same way as the Native American did.