Revolution (61 page)

    The Overseas Corporate Reform Act of 2060 made it illegal for U.S. companies to go overseas and exploit people as cheap labor. The new law required that all U.S. companies pay their overseas workers at least 50% of the wages paid to American workers. The wages of the average American had become so high in 2064, that 50% of this wage was still an excellent living wage in most countries around the world.

     This new law helped to increase the wage levels of third-world countries and contributed to the unprecedented worldwide economic growth. Americans benefited in the long run because more foreign workers could afford to buy American products.

    Higher wages for ordinary people in Third-World countries helped to push many toward true democracies. When the formerly oppressed people in these countries obtained more economic power, they were able to organize into activist groups and petition the government for important democratic reforms. The vast majority of countries in the world are now democracies.

    The bottom line is that things are a lot better for everyone. I never thought I would see such vast socioeconomic changes happen in my lifetime. I thank God every day that I was there to see the positive changes in our society, which eventually transformed the world.

     I hope that human beings stay on the right track and continue to move forward with this new unprecedented balance of competition and community responsibility. Competition and community are equally important for any society. If one of these factors decline, society declines.

     I believe the main challenge for the twenty-second century will be to continue to balance the rights of elite entrepreneurs with the rights of ordinary citizens. If the balance of power sways too far either way, it could negatively affect free societies across the globe. Good luck and God bless you all.

Sincerely,

Secretary of State

Peter Rayne

Author Bios

    Shawn Davis wanted to be an adventure writer since he first read Tolkien’s
Lord of the Rings
when he was in fifth grade. Shawn and his co-author, Robert Moore, grew up in Holliston, Massachusetts and can trace their history back to when they were acquaintances in their third grade class. Shawn earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Salem State University and he works as a police officer in a small New England town. He is the co-author of the non-fiction WW II drama,
Never Surrender
, with his great uncle and protagonist of the story, Earl
Anderson. He is also the author of the popular Serial Killer Series, which includes Book I, Diary of a Serial Killer, and Book II, Diary of a Serial Killer: Ice Man.

    Robert Moore graduated with his co-author, Shawn Davis, from Holliston High School in 1985. He went on to obtain his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams College in 1989. In 1991, Robert graduated with a Master’s of Criminal Justice from Boston University. Robert returned to Roger Williams College to attend law school and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2001. Robert currently practices law in Connecticut. He designed the cover art for his co-author’s non-fiction drama,
Never Surrender
, in 2006.

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