Free Lunch

图书标准信息

• 作者 David Cay Johnston 著
• 出版社 Portfolio
• 出版时间 2008-01
• ISBN 9781591841913
• 定价 199.20元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 323页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThebestsellingauthorofPerfectlyLegalreturnswithapowerfulnewexposéHowdoesastrongandgrowingeconomylenditselftojobuncertainty,debt,bankruptcy,andeconomicfearforavastnumberofAmericans?FreeLunchprovidesanswerstothisgreateconomicmysteryofourtime,revealinghowtoday'sgovernmentpoliciesandspendingreachdeepintothewalletsofthemanyforthebenefitofthewealthyfew.Johnstoncutsthroughtheofficialversionofeventsandshowshow,undertheguiseofderegulation,awholenewsetofregulationsquietlywentintoeffect?regulationsthatthwartcompetition,depresswages,andrewardmisconduct.FromhowGeorgeW.Bushgotrichoffataxincreasetoa$100milliontaxpayergifttoWarrenBuffett,Johnstonputsafaceonallofthedirtylittletricksthatbusinessandgovernmentpull.Alotofpeopleappeartobegettingfreelunches-butofcoursethere'snosuchthingasafreelunch,andsomeone(you,thetaxpayer)ispickingupthebill.Johnston'smanyrevelationsinclude:?Howweendedupwiththemostexpensiveyetinefficienthealth-caresystemintheworld?Howhomeowners?titleinsurancebecameacostly,deceitful,yetalmostinvisibleoligopoly?Howourgovernmentgiveshiddensubsidiesforposhgolfcourses?HowParisHilton'sgrandfatherschemedtoretakethefamilyfortunefromacharityforpoorchildren?HowtheYankeesandMetsownerswillcollectmorethan$1.3billioninpublicfundsIntheseinstancesandmanymore,FreeLunchshowshowthelobbyistsandlawyersrepresentingthemostpowerful0.1percentofAmericansmanipulatedourgovernmentattheexpenseoftheother99.9percent.Withhisextraordinaryreporting,vividstories,andsharpanalysis,Johnstonrevealstheforcesthatshapeoureverydayeconomiclives-andshowsushowwecanfinallymakethingsbetter.