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John Krauker's Into Thin Air

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The book Into Thin Air by John Krauker really identifies how capitalism and the hunger for profit are taking over how leaders and citizens run communities. When you look around and see construction, cranes, and buildings being built, it is just another way that the city is trying to maximize their profits and growth. If you look around, there are hundreds of thousands of new houses being built every year in your area. What does this mean to the city? More profit because of the new residents moving in. This also benefits all of the stores because of the new shoppers. All this is just a way for the city to profit from us. Cites are also commercializing sports teams by raising ticket prices, and broadcasting sporting events on national television.

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