No, They Can't Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

Name: No, They Can't Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed
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ISBN: 9781451640953

ISBN-10: 1451640951

ISBN-13: 9781451640953

Edition: 2012

Authors: John Stossel

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New York Timesbestselling journalist John Stossel shows how the expansion of government control is destructive for American society.The government is not a neutral arbiter of truth. It never has been, and it never will be. Doubt everything. John Stossel does. A self-described skeptic, Stossel debunks the idea that our government can solve our problems. He insists that we discard that idea of the “perfect” government—left or right—and retrain our brain to look only at the facts, to rethink our lives as independent individuals—and fast.With characteristic tenacity, John Stossel outlines and exposes the fallacies and facts of the most pressing issues of today’s social and political climate—and…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Threshold Editions
Publication date: 4/2/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.81" wide x 9.06" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction: Is There Anything Government Can't Do? Well…



"Fixing" the Economy



Making Life Fair



Keeping Business Honest



Improving Life for Workers



Fixing Health Care



The Assault on Food



Creating a Risk-Free World



Making Sure No One Gets Offended



Educating Children



The War on Drugs: Because Alcohol Prohibition Worked So Well…



Wars to End War



Keeping Nature Exactly As Is… Forever



Budget Insanity


Conclusion: There Ought Not to Be a Law


Notes


Acknowledgments