An edition of Downsize This! (1996)

Downsize This!

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An edition of Downsize This! (1996)

Downsize This!

1st HarperPerennial ed. (10)
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MIKE'S SUGGESTIONS FOR A BETTER AMERICA

— PUBLIC RELATIONS —
Pick a New Name: "The United States of America" is too long; it's drab and, ultimately, it's just a description. Look at the British. They called their country "Great Britain" and look how far that got them, considering there's nothing really "great" about them. I say we change our name to "The Big One." That says it all. "Where am I from? I'm from THE BIG ONE!"

— UNEMPLOYMENT —
Use More Prison Labor: With more and more companies using cheap prison labor (when you call TWA for a reservation, you might be talking to an inmate), I've got an idea. Let's close down most of our factories and throw millions out of work. Many will turn to crime to feed their families and then, having converted their old factory into a prison, we can toss them back in there to do their old jobs—at twenty cents an hour! Think of the savings!

— ELECTIONS —
Find a New Way to Pick the President: Now that the majority no longer vote, I say let's scrap the elections and hold a big monster truck race. The two presidential candidates would compete head-on in those huge three-story- high trucks with names like Killer Bigfoot. Imagine the huge ratings—bigger than any election!
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HarperPerennial
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English
Pages
317

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Cover of: Quer Schusse
Quer Schusse
2003-07, Piper
Paperback in German
Cover of: Downsize this!
Downsize this!
2002, Pan Books, Pan Macmillan
Paperback in English - printing (9)
Cover of: Dégraissez-moi ça!
Dégraissez-moi ça!: petite balade dans le cauchemar americain
2000-01, Editions La Découverte
Paperback in French
Cover of: Downsize This!
Downsize This!
1999, HarperPerennial
Paperback in English - 1st HarperPerennial ed. (10)
Cover of: Downsize this!
Downsize this!
1997, Boxtree
Paperback in English - 3rd printing
Cover of: Downsize This!
Downsize This!
1996-09, Crown Publishers
Hardcover in English - First Edition (1)

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.
Includes new introd., epilogue, and some updated text.
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Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1997

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.929
Library of Congress
E885 .M66 1997, E885.M66 1997

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
317 p. :
Number of pages
317

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL679497M
Internet Archive
downsizethis00moor
ISBN 10
0060977337
ISBN 13
9780060977337
LCCN
97026001
OCLC/WorldCat
913567164
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0060977337
Google
JuHUFMzzWo0C
Library Thing
5083
Goodreads
56198863

Work Description

Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American is a book by American author and producer Michael Moore.

The book is a look at the state of business and industry in the United States and the power they hold over the U.S. government. In particular the book criticizes corporations who care more for shareholders than the safety and wellbeing of the communities who work for them. The book is part of Moore's ongoing campaign for increased corporate accountability.

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