« I am very happy to present this book of political reflections and humor, hoping that you will have a good laugh and that, after that, you will put a nice mess. »

« As long as we live in a democracy, my hope will be based on a fundamental truth: the CEO of Exxon has the same number of votes as you and I, one. But we outnumber him. »

« The wealthiest do everything they can to convince you not to claim your due on the pretext that, all of a sudden, it's the crisis, it's the debacle! Every night, through the media that belongs to them, you are hammered that everything is going wrong, we make you cry with the story of the last start-up that went bankrupt, the last pension fund that lost everything, the Nasdaq investor who has only his shirt on his back. Today, the Dow Jones has lost more than 300 points. Lucent Technologies has announced fifteen thousand new layoffs, United and US Airways have given up on merging, General Motors is getting rid of Oldsmobile and even your brave little retirement plan is in jeopardy. There's a lot to freak out about, isn't it? So of course, all this is true. They're not going to tell you lies. In any case, not on those little stories that serve to manipulate your anxieties. The lie is on another level. In the idea that everything is going wrong in the global economy. Obviously, in a certain way, it sounds plausible. If you are in the middle class or the working classes, you have every reason to be worried. What for? Because at the top of the pyramid they have even more chips than you do. They are completely panicking that you want to invite yourself to their party. They're afraid you'll say, "OK, you have your yacht, your villa in the south of France, but what am I entitled to? I'd like to have a little extension cord to replace the door to my garage. The only thing beyond their apprehension is their amazement that none of you have demanded an increase, paid leave, partial reimbursement for a visit to the dentist, or the slightest crumb of the wealth glut that has been generated over the past decade. You think you're really happy to spend four nights a week watching the "Who Wants to Make Millions?" program without ever daring to answer "ME"! The nababs would rather expect you to beg. Yes, these guys know that one day you will claim your share, it is inevitable. And since it's absolutely out of the question to grant it to you, they have their finger on the trigger and they decided to launch a preemptive strike in the hope that it doesn't even come to you (idea of peeking on their stash. »