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

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

New York Times bestselling 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. It never will be. Doubt everything. John Stossel does. A self-described skeptic, he has dismantled societyâ€™s sacred cows with unerring common sense. Now he debunks the most sacred of them all: our intuition and belief that government can solve our problems. In No, They Canâ€™t, the New York Times bestselling author and Fox News commentator insists that we discard that idea of the â€œperfectâ€ governmentâ€”left or rightâ€”and retrain our brain to look only at the facts, to rethink our lives as independent individualsâ€”and fast.

With characteristic tenacity, John Stossel outlines and exposes the fallacies and facts of the most pressing issues of todayâ€™s social and political climateâ€”and shows how our intuitions about them are, frankly, wrong:

â€¢ the unreliable marriage between big business, the media, and unions

â€¢ the myth of tax breaks and the ignorance of their advocates

â€¢ why â€œcentral plannersâ€ never create more jobs and how government never really will

â€¢ why free trade worksâ€”without government Interference

â€¢ federal regulations and the trouble they create for consumers

â€¢ the harm caused to the disabled by government protection of the disabled

â€¢ the problems (social and economic) generated by minimum-wage laws

â€¢ the destructive daydreams of â€œhealth insurance for everyoneâ€

â€¢ bad food vs. good food and the governmentâ€™s intrusive, unwelcome nanny sensibilities

â€¢ the dumbing down of public education and teachersâ€™ unions

â€¢ how gun control actually increases crime

. . . and more myth-busting realities of why the American people must wrest our lives back from a government stranglehold.

Stossel also reveals how his unyielding desire to educate the public with the truth caused an irreparable rift with ABC (nobody wanted to hear the point-by- point facts of ObamaCare), and why he left his long-running stint for a new, uncensored forum with Fox. He lays out his ideas for education innovation as well and, finally, makes it perfectly clear why government action is the least effective and desirable fantasy to hang on to. As Stossel says, â€œItâ€™s not about electing the right people. Itâ€™s about narrowing responsibilities.â€ No, They Canâ€™t is an irrefutable first step toward that goal.
Country USA
Brand Threshold Editions
Manufacturer Threshold Editions
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-04-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451640946

Country	USA
Brand	Threshold Editions
Manufacturer	Threshold Editions
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2012-04-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781451640946

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

You might also like...