I had driven past that the Golden Isles ever since I was a kid, but the four or five hours we spent on Jekyll Island was definitely worth the trip.

Grew up in Brunswick, St Simons Island, and Jekyll Island ... haven't visited since early 90's.

Jekyll Island is quite nice. My whole family enjoyed the day. Griffin himself said that it should have been four books. Are you from Jekyll Island, freedomforall?

We think it's long winded because we have already heard a lot of his points before. He wrote it so that the neophyte will have a complete description, and it's a difficult topic given the lifelong propaganda we have all experienced. A better marketing approach would be to offer enough to tantalize, and to get the reader to buy a second book with more details, but Griffin is an educator, not an entertainer.
BTW, I hope you enjoyed the time there, it's a nice place to be from.

I just went to Jekyll Island as part of my vacation. I am about halfway through The Creature from Jekyll Island. It is highly recommended for all Gulchers. Not only will it confirm what we knew about inflation, there are many interesting history lessons that even the historians here in the Gulch probably don't know. As khalling correctly points out, it is long-winded, but it gives many concrete examples for us to point to when explaining just how pervasive and destructive cronyism is to people.

you would have thought they'd have picked up something when as kids their parents told them that money doesn't grow on trees

I've read it as well. Definitely not easy reading, but well worth it. The book certainly forces you to think about the visible as well as the invisible theft of your money by the government(s).

I know what you mean. Important information though. I guess since most people don't know the basics of government works it would be too much to ask for them to care about where the money comes from.

I did not disagree per se, but sheesh longwinded to get there.