Why Government Doesn't Work : How Reducing Government Will Bring Us Safer Cities, Better Schools, Lower Taxes, More Freedom, and Prosperity for All

by Browne, Harry

• ISBN13: 9780312136239
• ISBN10: 0312136234
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-11-01
• Publisher: St Martins Pr

Summary

I'm not a politician. Like you, I'm sick of seeing government take almost half the national income and then dole it back to us as though we are children on an allowance. I'm tired of politicians using the crime problem as an excuse for seizing property and liberties from innocent citizens. And I'm not fooled by "welfare reform" that doesn't change anything, or by showy "spending cuts" that add up to a bigger government budget.
As a lifelong libertarian, I'm running for president with a simple platform: We can have higher incomes, safer cities, better schools, and a more civil society if we reduce the size of government drastically - rather than just slowing its growth. This book presents a realistic plan for cutting government, and it shows how you can make me keep my promises if elected.

Table of Contents

The Breakdown of Government	p. 1
What Is Government?	p. 9
Oops! Why Government Programs Always Go Astray	p. 13
Why Government Grows and Grows and Grows	p. 17
If You Were King (The Dictator Syndrome)	p. 20
How Did We Get in This Mess?	p. 28
Government Doesn't Work	p. 33
Once the Land of the Free	p. 36
How Freedom Was Lost	p. 39
How Much Freedom is Left?	p. 48
Your Innocence Is No Protection	p. 54
On the Road to a Better World	p. 64
Fixing America's Problems	p. 71
Why Freedom Brings Prosperity	p. 76
How Your Life Is Regulated	p. 81
Health Care - The Problem	p. 93
Health Care - The Solution	p. 101
Improving Education	p. 112
Welfare	p. 118
Fighting Crime or Playing Games?	p. 127
A Weak National Defense	p. 138
An Effective National Defense	p. 146
How to Fix Social Security Once and for All	p. 159
A Freedom Budget	p. 170
Do We Really Want Government to Protect Family Values?	p. 187
Neither of the Two Old Parties Will Save Us	p. 193
What the President Can Do	p. 203
Epilogue: A Message of Hope	p. 217
App. A Acknowledgments	p. 224
App. B Notes and Background Information	p. 225
App. C Further Exploration	p. 236
App. D The Author	p. 243
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