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Freedom Manifesto

Why Free Markets Are Moral and Big Government Isn’t

By Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames

By Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames

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Aug 21, 2012 | 304 Pages

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About Freedom Manifesto

From Steve Forbes, the iconic editor in chief of Forbes Media, and Elizabeth Ames coauthors of How Capitalism Will Save Us—comes a new way  of thinking about the role of government  and the morality of free markets.

Americans today are at a turning point. Are we a coun­try founded on the values of freedom and limited gov­ernment, as envisioned by the founding fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? Or do we want to become a European-style socialist democ­racy? What best serves the public good—freedom or Big Government?
 
In Freedom Manifesto, Forbes and Ames offer a new twist on this historic debate. Today’s bloated and bureau­cratic government, they argue, is anything but a force for compassion. Instead of assuring fairness, it promotes favoritism. Instead of furthering opportunity, it stifles economic growth. Instead of unleashing innovation and material abundance, its regulations and price controls create rigidity and scarcity. Not only are Big Govern­ment’s inefficient and ever-expanding bureaucracies ill-equipped to deliver on their promises—they are often guilty of the very greed, excess, and corruption routinely ascribed to the private sector.
 
The only way to a truly fair and moral society, the authors say, is through economic freedom—free people and free markets. Throughout history, open markets have helped the poor and everyone else by unleashing unprecedented creativity, generating wealth, and raising living standards. Promoting trust, generosity, and de­mocracy, economic freedom has been a more powerful force for individual rights, self-determination—and hu­manity—than any government bureaucracy.
 
Freedom Manifesto captures the spirit of a new movement that is questioning old ideas about the mo­rality of government and markets for the first time since the Great Depression. Going beyond the familiar explanations and sound bites, the authors provide a fully developed framework of “first principles” for a true understanding of the real moral and ethical distinctions between more and less government. This timely and provocative book shows why free markets and liberty are the only way to a better future and a fair and humane society.

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About Steve Forbes

STEVE FORBES is chairman, CEO, and editor in chief at Forbes Media and an internationally respected authority in the worlds… More about Steve Forbes

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Category: Business | Domestic Politics

Ebook | $4.99
Published by Crown Business
Aug 21, 2012 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9780307951595

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Table Of Contents

Contents
Introduction
A Battle for the Soul of America
 
1
FedEx or the Post Office?
Free Markets Meet People’s Needs, Big Government Meets Its Own Needs
 
2
Freedom or Big Brother?
Choice Versus Coercion
 
3
Silicon Valley or Detroit?
Creativity Versus Rigidity
 
4
Paychecks or Food Stamps?
Empowerment Versus Dependence
 
5
Apple or Solyndra?
Meritocracy Versus Cronyism
 
6
The Spirit of Reagan—or Obama?
Optimism and Cooperation Versus Pessimism and Distrust
 
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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