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THESIS 2016 CRISIS OF TRUST
1/16/2016
CRISIS OF TRUST
The Era of Uncertainty
THESIS 2016 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
WHERE CRISIS OF TRUST FITS ............................................................................................................................................................................4
ABSTRACTION PROCESS..................................................................................................................................................................................4
SPRING BOARDING FROM LAST YEARS FIDUCIARY FAILURE' ........................................................................................................................5
UNDERSTANDING TRUST ........................................................................................................................................................................................5
ROADMAP AHEAD .....................................................................................................................................................................................................7
1- LOSS OF CONFIDENCE & TRUST PUBLIC NO LONGER BELIEVES IN THE SYSTEM .................................................................. 8
GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL PROCESS & ELECTED OFFICIALS ..........................................................................................................................8
PEW Research: Beyond Distrust The 6 Key Findings on how Americans view their government ............................................................. 12
Trends ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Trust In Government - At Historic Lows ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Trust In Government By Generation ........................................................................................................................................................... 16
Millennials (18-34) hold slightly more trust in Government than All Older Generations. ........................................................................... 16
How Americans View Their Government .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
More are frustrated than angry at government .................................................................................................................................................. 25
Most say the government needs sweeping reforms .......................................................................................................................................... 26
Few think the government is run for the benefit of all people .......................................................................................................................... 28
Government viewed as wasteful and inefficient .............................................................................................................................................. 30
The Ascendance of Sociopaths in U.S. Governance ........................................................................................................................................ 33
BELIEF IN WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION IS DESTROYING TRUST ................................................................................................................... 36
Gallup Explains Trump: "A Staggering 75% Of Americans Believe In Widespread Government Corruption" ................................................. 36
How Corrupt Is the American Government? ..................................................................................................................................................... 38
The Rule of Law No Longer Exists In Western Civilization by Paul Craig Roberts, ....................................................................................... 43
Empires (Like the U.S.) Fall When Corruption Becomes Rampant .................................................................................................................. 45
New Poll Finds Whites And Republicans Are Angriest Americans ................................................................................................................... 47
INCREASED SCEPTICISM & FRUSTRATIONS AT THE POLLS.......................................................................................................................... 53
The Domain of Politicians - The Empty Promises of Quick Fixes .................................................................................................................. 53
42% of Americans Ditch Two-Party System, Say Government Is Biggest Problem ......................................................................................... 53
US 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ...................................................................................................................................................... 55
Republican Donald Trump ............................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Donald Trumps Platform ........................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Democrat Bernie Sanders .............................................................................................................................................................................. 76
Bernie Sanders on Wall St Reform and Financial Policy ........................................................................................................................... 76
What does Bernie Sanders believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues ...................................................................................... 76
EU UK, France & Italy..................................................................................................................................................................................... 79
UKs Jeremy Corbyn\ .................................................................................................................................................................................. 79
What does Jeremy Corbyn think? .............................................................................................................................................................. 79
FRANCEs Marie Le Pen ............................................................................................................................................................................ 82
Marine Le Pen and the French Far-Right ........................................................................................................................................... 82
ITALYs Beppo Grillio .................................................................................................................................................................................. 83
Why the rise of Italys Beppe Grillo proves political change comes from crazy people, not centrists....................................................... 84
CANADAs Justin Trudeau ................................................................................................................................................................................ 85
Who Is Trudeau? ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 86
INSTITUTIONS Crony Capitalists ......................................................................................................................................................................... 88
TRUST INDEX in Top Global Financial Institutions ........................................................................................................................................ 88
Confidence in U.S. Institutions Below Historical Norms .................................................................................................................................... 89
Americans Have Lost Confidence ... in Everything ........................................................................................................................................... 94
CENTRAL BANKS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
We Are Reaching The End of Faith In Central Banking .................................................................................................................................... 95
Make the World Safe for Democracy versus Regime Change ..................................................................................................................... 104
DEMONIZATION Herding versus Ostracism ...................................................................................................................................................... 105
Herding Bandwagon Affect ........................................................................................................................................................................... 105
Channeling & Fencing .................................................................................................................................................................................. 105
"Political Correctness" Is About Control, Not Etiquette ............................................................................................................................... 105
Ostracism - Protesting & Dissention ................................................................................................................................................................ 108
Prodding, Penalizing & Marginalizing .......................................................................................................................................................... 108
Whistleblowers versus Patriotism ................................................................................................................................................................ 109
WHERE IT IS TAKING US ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 111