In crisis-ridden Greece, this treatise approaches the principles and problems of the economic system in an innovative, iconoclastic, and creative manner, but also in a highly understandable way for each of us. However tired we may be of the news bombardment of economic analyses, the Economy is the cornerstone of society. It is reasonable, therefore, for each of us to understand the basic principles of the economic system, in order to have the knowledge to navigate individually and as a member of society as a whole in the most creative way. But is understanding enough? Is today's economic system healthy or seriously ill? And if it is ill, how can the appropriate measures be found to remedy its problems? The ultimate goal of this eloquent personal deposition of ideas is to pique the interest of experts to delve into the structures and mechanisms of the economic system, so that we can all give it the proper significance, corresponding to the role it plays in our lives.