The Biggest Con: How the Government Is Fleecing You [Paperback]

Irwin A. Schiff (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 369 pages
• Publisher: Freedom Books (June 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930374010
• ISBN-13: 978-0930374013
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What out school system doesn't teach us., February 11, 2003

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Kermit L. Cain (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Biggest Con: How the Government Is Fleecing You (Paperback)

I learned more concerning our government's tax policy and the manipulation of money (versus the pieces of paper we carry around in our wallets) from this book in three hours than four years of study in college. Schiff boils it down to the essence, from three men beginning a culture to a controlling government, taxing and watering down the money supply. Your view of Keynes' ideas and why Adam Smith's concepts were abandoned will become cystal clear. Should be required reading for anyone involved in economics - which is exactly why the government would prefer that this book be left on the shelf.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He Told Us So (but noone listened)!, January 20, 2005

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Culture Buff "Veritas" (southern U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Biggest Con: How the Government Is Fleecing You (Paperback)

The best word to describe this book is prophetic. Read about the dollar's decline, how inflation erodes our buying power, the crumbling of the U.S. industrial base, currency vs. money, then marvel that these words were written over 30 YEARS AGO.

This book is a great primer not only on the dangers of big government, but also on economics, the federal reserve system and a host of other tax-related topics. After reading this, many of the ills that afflict and aggravate us today in the 21st century will make far more sense. This book will answer such questions as: "Why do I keep paying more in taxes and getting less in services from government?" and, "If the government can print all the money it needs, why is the national debt so big?" and finally, "What happened to all the great, last-a-lifetime 'Made In America' products I had as a child in this once-great country?"

The Biggest Con has many helpful illustrations and charts which -- although 30 years out of date -- demystify the subject of taxes, money and market forces. Think of it as Economics 101 without wasting your hard-earned cash on an overpriced 3-inch-thick textbook that confuses you even more, or sitting through a boring semester at college.

In the appendix you also will find a transcript of Schiff's 1968 testimony before Congress warning of the consequences of going off the gold standard, consequences we are living with and suffering through today. Read it and say "He told us so!"

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THE DEBT AND HOW WE WILL NEVER PAY IT OFF WITH PLAY MONEY!!, January 25, 1996

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This review is from: The Biggest Con: How the Government Is Fleecing You (Paperback)

Although this book is almost 20 years old its detailed and fully referenced facts on how our national debt is masterfully misrepresented by our government is an irrefutable fulfilment of prophecy of our present debt crisis. Learn how Shiff, who testified before congress in opposition to the removal of gold and silver backed currency has been vindicated on all accounts. See through the con of how our present politicians are solving the budget crisis.