“[Crazyman’s Economics] is not a typical investment book, to be sure. Having read through it…I have to say that it is not crazy at all, but actually applies good, solid horse sense to the financial markets.”
Gary Weiss – Fmr. BusinessWeek senior writer and the author of the acclaimed books, “Wall Street Versus America” and “Born to Steal”

Veedersburg, IN – Record high gas prices, unprecedented foreclosure rates, the failure of publicly-traded companies like Enron and World Com, and the most recent failure of financial services companies like Bear Stearns, all have foreshadowed a significant downturn in the economy and has shaken consumer confidence to the core. While we continue to pay record-breaking prices for consumer goods such as food, gas and utilities, we’re watching our 401K and retirement savings evaporate before our eyes.

We’re in an uneasy time in America, but meanwhile, the rich are getting richer. Americans are looking for answers to this financial debacle, and for someone willing to take on the Wall Street establishment. T.E. Scott and Stephen Edds, co-authors of the powerful and thought-provoking new book, Crazyman’s Economics, are on a mission to educate the consumer and expose the realities on the unsuspecting American investor perpetrated by the Wall Street elite.

Crazyman’s Economics exposes the most brilliant con games in the stock, bond and commodities markets. Scott calls these con artists the “Masters of Illusion and Deception,” and their only mission is to separate investors from their money without accountability or prosecution.

Here’s why all Americans must read Crazyman’s Economics:
• Readers will discover where (and to whom) their money goes when they “invest.” And why it’s not an investment at all.
• Readers will discover that the markets are nothing more than legalized gambling, and the games are rigged against them. (Would you risk your entire 401k in a Las Vegas casino? Well, you’d have better odds than Wall Street. Seriously.)
• Readers will discover that the common perception that supply and demand are the primary factors in determining food and gas prices is WRONG! The prices are set as a result of a complex gambling game in the commodities market, and the consumer loses each and every time!
• People are paying $4.00 or more at the pump due to the OIL SPECULATORS IN THE COMMODITIES MARKET, and they are making fortunes at the public’s expense!
• 95% of investors lose money in the markets by being involved in a negative-sum game, and the records to counter that claim don’t exist. That means up to 90 MILLION AMERICANS lose money in the stock market every year!
• Most importantly, the book shatters the commonly-held belief that the markets are vital to a strong economy.

According to T.E. Scott, “Crazyman’s Economics is the beginning of a movement to force Congress to hold the stock, bond and commodities markets accountable for their actions, as well as revisit the entire premise upon which they operate.”

Crazyman’s Economics by T.E. Scott and Stephen Edds (Dog Ear Publishing, 2008), paperback, $17.76 (U.S.) ISBN: 978-159858-640-4. To purchase a copy visit www.amazon.com, www.crazymanseconomics.com, or in local bookstores.

About T.E. Scott
Crazyman’s Economics is the culmination of years of discussion, debate and study of the stock and commodities markets by author T.E. Scott. He is a rural Indiana native with barely a high-school education, but a PhD in “life experiences.” Scott worked as a baggage handler for Eastern Airlines for 32 years and lost a majority of his “preferred stock” benefits and pension when Eastern Airlines went bankrupt in the early ‘80’s. From his living room, Scott and his wife started making dog leads and collars and he grew that business to become Scott Pet in Rockville, IN, a multi-million dollar company. He retired four years ago, owns and lives on about 600 acres in rural Indiana. Scott has spent that time trying to “give back” by getting the word out about the scam of the stock market and commodity markets. He has spent nearly $150,000 of his own money to get the word out and with help from writer Stephen Edds, finally got his thoughts into book form.

About Stephen Edds
Stephen Edds is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky and is a graduate of Hanover (IN) College. Edds spent 15 years in corporate marketing communications before striking out on his own as a freelance writer in 2006. Edds has lived in Indianapolis, IN, since 1996, and currently resides there with his wife, Erin, and son Levi. This is his first book.