The People's Money
- 作者
- 出版社 Threshold Editions
- 出版时间 2012年1月
- ISBN 9781451666106
- 定价 228.40
内容简介
Whenitcomestotheeconomy,AmericanvoterscannolongercountonthePoliticalClass.Wearetheoneswhotrulywantprogress,and—despitewhatpoliticianswouldleadustobelieve—wearetheonlyoneswillingtomakethedifficultbutnecessarychangesthatwillrestoreourcountry’sfiscalsanity.Foryears,Americanshaveelectedcandidateswhopromisetoreducespending.Yetspendinghassteadilyincreasedformorethanhalfacentury.Forjustaslong,politicianshaveblamedvoters,claimingalackofpublicsupportforthenecessarycutstoreducethebudgetdeficit.Onthecontrary,evidencesuggeststhatvotersarefarmorewillingthanpoliticianstomakethecompromisestoeliminatethismassiveburdenfromfuturegenerations.Now,influentialpoliticalanalystScottRasmussen,oneofthemostrecognizedpublicopinionpollstersinAmerica,provesthatourpoliticiansareintentionallyperpetratingaflat-outlieabouttheirshort-sightedanddestructiveeconomicchoicesandourhard-earnedmoney.InThePeople’sMoney,Rasmussenexploresclear-headed,responsible,andreasonablewaystoeliminateadeficitthatismuchlargerthanpoliticianswouldhaveusbelieve—$123trillionandcounting—allwiththevastsupportoftheAmericanpeople.ThisisRasmussenon:·Thebailouts—thecauseandeffects,andthecatalystthatfueledthecurrenteraofdiscontent·Nationaldefense—andthe$100billionannualcostthatcouldbeerasedtodaywithabsolutelynothreattosecurity·Socialsecurity—andaplanthatcouldnotonlyreducespendingbytrillionsofdollarsbutofferamoresatisfyingplanforretirees·Taxburdens—andthetruthbehindthechangesAmericansarewillingtomakeforthesakeoftheircountry·Governmentpayroll—andthecommonsensecutsthatarenecessary·Healthcare—andwhythecurrentplans,frombothRepublicansandDemocrats,arefinanciallyunhealthyDrawingonacomprehensivereviewofhistory,revelatorybudgetarydocuments,andenlighteningpublicopinionpolls,Rasmussenlaysoutastep-by-stepbudgetthatcouldwipeouttrillionsfromthenationaldebt.It’shisjobtocallontheAmericanpeoplefortheiropinion.Resoundingly,theyhavecalledbackwithacollectivevoicethatisatoncehopeful,frustrated,honest,andangry.IfonlytheAmericanPoliticalClasswouldlisten.Untilthen,ThePeople’sMoneyisacalltoarmsforthepeopletobeheard,anultimatumforagrosslyout-of-touchAmericanpoliticalsystem,andoneofthemostprovocative,important,informed,andyethopefulbooksontheeconomicstateofthecountryyetwritten.
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