The Draft

Blurb: When a young woman finally achieved the American dream, a new kind of war drafted her back into the trenches. Book quote: The power of the people is AI’s greatest weakness. Synopsis: Emergency orders mandated all eligible citizens with any nursing experience return to duty or face evasion of duty charges in order to address the unprecedented staffing shortages that caused a national crisis. These orders quickly expanded to control most of the population’s employment and finances through a mandatory minimum wage for healthcare workers while inflation kept people indebted, but some simple trickery fooled even the most complex AI.