I didn't read the book so I shouldn;t butt in. This is a story about a guy who now thinks Dick Cheney is a swell guy after living the life in Chicago as a life coach, and feng shui 'expert,'. j/k I hope you get a better reply.
Dude, you should not have. David Mamet is widely regarded as the preeminent living American Playwright. And he is a Pulitzer Prize winner.
No, the opposite. Money's running out now and besides, it's not the government's job to support everyone.