The Great Libertarian Offer [Paperback]

Harry Browne (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0965603695 | ISBN-13: 978-0965603690 | Publication Date: July 2000

At Last an Escape from Big Government

Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne shows how we can get from todays oversized, $2 trillion federal government to a libertarian America in which you can live as a free person free to live your life as you think best, not as the politicians want free to raise your children by your values, not as the bureaucrats demand.

In this provocative book, Harry Browne demonstrates:

How we can be free of the income tax, so you can keep every dollar you earn to spend it, save it, or give it away as you choose.

How we can be free of the Social Security tax completely and immediately without forsaking the elderly so you can arrange a safe, convenient, prosperous retirement for yourself.

Why the insane War on Drugs is a war on you, on your liberty, on your property, on your familys safety even if youve never used drugs.

Why your children should never have to fight or die in a foreign war.

How getting the government out of health care will give you a longer life, more accessible medical care, and low-cost health insurance.

How your children can get a much better education without higher taxes or government vouchers.

How a Libertarian President can reduce government dramatically and enhance your liberty on his first day in office without the consent of Congress.

How we can rally the American people to give up their favorite federal programs and accept a massive reduction in government.

Whether you intend to vote Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, or not at all, youll want to see the proposals in this thoughtful book. Here youll find concrete solutions for todays social problems solutions that dont involve more government and more restrictions on your liberty. On the contrary, these proposals will set you free free to live your life as you want to live it, not as the politicians think you should.

Editorial Reviews

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Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne provides his answers to the questions asked by millions of Americans. -- (Publisher comments)

About the Author

Harry Browne was born in New York City on June 17, 1933, and grew up in Los Angeles. He graduated from high school, but attended college for only two weeks. He has lived in Canada and Switzerland, and he now resides in Tennessee.

He was a successful investment advisor for 30 years. He first achieved fame in the 1970s when he wrote a series of investment books that showed Americans how to protect themselves from the recessions and inflation produced by the U.S. governments monetary policy. He foresaw the dollar devaluations and the rise in previous metals prices, and he showed investors how to profit from these events. His first two investment books, How You Can Profit from the Coming Devaluation and You Can Profit from a Monetary Crisis, were New York Times bestsellers.

He wrote a total of 8 investment books, including Fail-Safe Investing, his final investment book, which was published in 1999.

In 1973 he wrote How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World, a self-help book that shows individuals how achieve happiness and success by taking responsibility for their own lives. The book remains in demand today, almost three decades later.

In all, he has written 11 books that have sold more than 2 million copies.

He has been a popular public speaker since the 1960s, and has appeared on hundreds of national and local radio and television shows, in addition to hosting his own syndicated radio show.

In 1996 he was the Presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party. During the campaign, he traveled to 38 states and appeared on over a thousand radio and television programs. His approach to smaller government was praised in dozens of newspaper editorials and political columns. He won numerous Internet preference polls, and was endorsed for president by over a hundred radio talk show hosts, journalists, and publications.

His 1996 campaign book, Why Government Doesnt Work, spoke to Americans who felt frustrated by big government. It is still in print.

He is the Libertarian Candidate for President of the United States for the year 2000. See: http://HarryBrowne2000.org

He has a grown daughter, Autumn, and in 1985 he married the former Pamela Lanier Wolfe. His main non-professional interests are classical music, opera, good food and wine, sports, television, and fiction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 287 pages
• Publisher: Liam Works (July 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965603695
• ISBN-13: 978-0965603690
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #993,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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60 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An offer you can't refuse, July 16, 2000

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svf - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Libertarian Offer (Paperback)

"Would you give up your favorite government programs if it meant you never had to pay Income Tax again?"

Harry Browne, the 2000 Libertarian Presidential candidate, outlines his plan to dramatically reduce the size and scope of government in this excellent, interesting, and readable campaign book.

Using a format similar to that of his landmark best-seller, "How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World," Mr. Browne outlines practical proposals on how a Libertarian president would offer "Freedom from Crime," "Freedom from Moral Posturing," "Freedom from Income Taxes" and so much more.

A Libertarian constitutional government could be financed, demonstates Browne, on tarriffs and excise taxes alone, freeing us forever from Income and Social Security taxes.

Mr. Browne also demonstrates how ending the War On Drugs, repealing victimless crimes, and repealing gun control laws would actually reduce crime and end countless civil rights abuses.

He also argues for a strong national DEFense rather than a national OFFense meddling in other countries, dismantling unconstitutional government agencies (the CIA, DEA, FDA, BATF, and so forth) and ending government welfare for individuals, corporations, and of course political parties.

A wonderful update and elaboration on "Why Government Doesn't Work," his 1996 campaign book, Harry Browne's "The Great Libertarian Offer" should appeal to the converted Libertarian and the curious alike.

This book should have special appeal during this election season as more and more Americans become dissatisfied with the candidates offered up by the two major, and increasingly similar, political parties. The Libertarian alternative should be refreshing to those looking beyond the dysfuntional Green and Reform parties for a third choice.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recharge your aspirations for freedom and justice, July 15, 2000

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Peter Cappello - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Libertarian Offer (Paperback)

I didn't start out being cynical about politics and politicians. It is something I learned after being let down so many times. I didn't start out being pessimistic about the prospects for freedom. Looking around me---grasping reality---seemed to give me no choice. Then, I read Harry Browne's book, The Great Libertarian Offer. This book is gives me more optimism and hope for me and my children living in a society of peace and freedom than any other book I have ever read. The Great Libertarian Offer solves a riddle: How can the power of focused, well-funded special interest groups be defeated by millions of people who are too busy with daily life to lobby for constitutional government? With the Great Libertarian Offer, it can be done! Without resorting to moral arguments, Harry Browne has convinced me that he is as moral and wise a man as I have ever known. He consistently showed me that initiating force does not solve problems. He consequently has given me a potent tool for analyzing and synthesizing public policy. Whether the libertarian constraint on public policy---it cannot entail the initiation of force---is new to you or is something that you have investigated thoroughly, Harry Browne's book is a gift of fresh insights. His plain-spoken description of The Princples, and his chapters on drug prohibition, foreign policy, schools, crime, and moral posturing (among others) are each well worth the price of this book.

Here is a book that may well change the world. Have you ever read a book that is so good that you immediately bought several copies to give away. I haven't---until I read Harry Browne's The Great Libertarian Offer. I just bought five more copies from Amazon, and expect to buy more later.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Consistent, Logical, and Pro-freedom, July 26, 2000

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Mark D. Valenti - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Libertarian Offer (Paperback)

Harry Browne continues his wonderful streak of books dedicated to liberty, libertarianism, and the free-market.

In his bid for the Presidency of the United States, he has been ignored by the mainstream media that caters to the pro-government Bush and Gore syndicate. In "The Great Libertarian Offer," Mr. Browne offers countless examples of the federal government's failure to keep promises and the resulting chaos of failed federal programs. After identifying the problems with government, he lists examples of tried free-market solutions that have brought prosperity and freedom to citizens worldwide.

Mr. Browne offers a logical and workable solution to problems that most politicians just ignore or sugar-coat. The great part about this book (and libertarianism) is the fact that this solution is very simple: get the federal government out of our lives.

While exploring this book, readers will pleasantly discover that Libertarian ideas mirror the ideas of our country's founders - ideas of liberty, privatization, and individual responsibility.