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A critic of governmental hypocrisy in his exposes The Fair Trade Fraud and The Farm Fiasco , Bovard over-extends himself in this libertarian broadside against government interventions such as school condom-giveaway programs and the minimum wage. He makes worthy points, however, arguing, for example, that only those who can afford to sue can protect their property rights and that the need for drunk-driving checkpoints results from police incompetence in controlling previously convicted drunken drivers. But Bovard proffers sweeping statements like "Civil rights law has gone from letting black people sit at luncheon counters to entitling people with infectious diseases to prepare and serve them lunch." Another shocker: "The federal tax system has turned individuals into sharecroppers of their own lives ." A bit less bluster and more discretion would have produced a more effective polemic.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Journalist Bovard presents an entertaining and outrageous expose of the misuse of government control. He maintains that the only way many government agencies can measure their "public service" is by the number of citizens they harass, hinder, restrain or jail. Lost Rights provides an analysis of the bloated excess of government and the plight of contemporary Americans.
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unsubsidized farmers, reserve almonds, entrapment schemes, child labor violations, drug courier profiles, labor department officials, educational malpractice, historic designation, gun bans, rightful limit, accessory apartments, union violence, deficiency notice, asset forfeiture, sweep searches Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Supreme Court, United States, Justice Department, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Postal Service, Fourth Amendment, Washington Post, Army Corps, Customs Service, San Francisco, White House, Internal Revenue Service, Montgomery County, Wall Street Journal, Crazy Horse, District of Columbia, Egg King, Federal Register, Tax Court, Treasury Department, Commerce Department, Daniel Lamp, Fifth Amendment New!
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- The Concept of Liberty in the Age of the American Revolution by John Phillip Reid on 5 pages
- The Politics of Plunder: Misgovernment in Washington by Doug Bandow on 4 pages
- A Law Unto Itself: Power, Politics, and the IRS by David Burnham on 4 pages
- The Constitution of Liberty by F. A. Hayek in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization by Charles Adams in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Human Dignity and Contemporary Liberalism by Brad Stetson on page 34, and Back Matter
- The FairTax Book by Neal Boortz on page 145
- The Quotable Conservative: The Giants of Conservatism on Liberty, Freedom, Individual Responsibility, and Traditional Virtues by Irwin M. Berent on page 24
- Afghanistan:: The Genesis of the Final Crusade by Abid Ullah Jan in Back Matter
- The Slaves Shall Serve: Meditations on Liberty by James Wasserman in Back Matter
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