In each of the three books referenced at the outset, the author has taken the liberty of making certain assumptions. For the readers benefit, it is noted here that the assumptions were not just plucked from the air (as are many political assumptions), but rather are backed by data generated using the assumptions noted in the spreadsheets themselves. For example, the data on population growth used an average 1.27 % for the entire period of time shown. The actual growth rate in 1900 was about 1.6%, a year and it is now (2018) closer to .9% a year, but the average used (1.27%) is purposely designed to be on the conservative side.

 

That means that the estimated population numbers for the early years are probably understated a bit, and the population estimates for the later periods (like now) are possibly overstated a bit. But the percentages used lead us to ending populations each year that are very close to what the probable population total actually is.

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Considering that no one on this planet knows the actual numbers for certain, and no country has a verifiable method of counting the number of illegal citizen entries into their country, the method used here for estimating annual population growth is certainly a reasonable one to use.

 

The validity of these assumptions is borne out by virtue of the fact that if one compares the figures shown in the spreadsheets for any given year in the past to acknowledged figures gathered somewhere else, or in some instances known by the public in general, the spreadsheets almost always vary by less than 1% of known good and trusted data.

 

Of course, these types of credibility comparisons can only be made for things that have happened in the past. But past performance tends to predict future performance in a given area, especially if the underlying conditions remain constant. And that is the overriding assumption in each spreadsheet. Nothing has changed in the last 50 or so years insofar as government is concerned, so predicting the future, if nothing continues to change, can be both simple and accurate.

 

This entire website is further predicated on an assumption that America’s government has primarily become a servant of the most fortunate among us and has spent the last half-century mostly catering to the whims of this group. The books in this website presume that if people understand how precarious the positions of the poor and middle classes are at present, they might just join together to make our society much more equitable for all citizens; especially if it can be done with minimal expenditures of time, money, and effort.

 

Throughout the three books listed at the outset, the author makes references to things like “the citizens will need to change the balance points of power between the citizens and their government” and “citizens may need to force the addition of constitutional amendments” designed to place stricter limits on the politicians’ abilities to act against the best interests of a majority of the citizens.

 

Both of these broad statements beg a more specific explanation as to exactly how the citizens, who mostly have little disposable income and are strapped for time too, can ever hope to accomplish tasks of such magnitude.

 

Both the books and the spreadsheets make statements re: the scope of the individual problems the author sees as being essential to being solved if the United States is to remain (or in some instances again become) a free and prosperous society with opportunities for ALL of its citizens.

 

The information in the spreadsheets, taken together with some information you will find in the “Toolkit” section of the website seek to show specifically how citizens can, in some cases acting alone, and in other cases acting in concert with other citizens, bring about the needed changes in a relatively short period of time.