Civestor (Paperback)

Paperback. What if the most important shift in American civic life started with a single word?For decades, politicians have called us "taxpayers" - reducing our relationship to democracy to a billing transaction. We pay. They spend. That's the deal.Dan Devine rejects that identity. And this book will help you reject it too.CIVESTOR: Reclaiming Your Power as an Active Citizen introduces a powerful new framework built around one concept: you are not a taxpayer. You are a Civestor(TM) - a citizen who actively invests time, voice, energy, and presence in the democracy you are supposed to own.Drawing on his journey from a Hicksville childhood to elected Election District Leader in Suffolk County and founder of American Civic Power, Devine delivers both an inspiring civic identity and a practical toolkit for democratic action. CIVESTOR includes: The 12 Points of Good Governance - a framework for demanding accountable democratic institutionsA deep investigative look at machine governance in action - Nassau County's IDA revolving door, law firms that profit from it, and the self-perpetuation cycle that eliminates electoral competitionPractical chapters on digital civesting, holding representatives accountable, local government engagement, and the long game of sustained civic participationPrimary source documents and case studies from Long Island's civic historyThis is a book for anyone who has ever felt shut out, written off, or told their participation doesn't matter.Civestors civest. Are you one? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…