The Great Libertarian Offer 1st Edition

by Harry Browne (Author)

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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.

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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.

Paperback: 287 pages
Publisher: Liam Works; 1st edition (July 1, 2000)
Language: English
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J.L. PopulistTop Contributor: Guitars

Solutions for America from a Libertarian Presidential Candidate.

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2008

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Harry Browne wrote "The Great Libertarian Offer" to express his platform as a Libertarian Party candidate for president.

This is a straightforward book that addresses a lot of common concerns of citizens. The complaint of government abandoning Constitutional laws and the erosion of civil liberties are even more relevant today. Especially considering that this book was published in 2000 prior to the PATRIOT ACT.

On the Supreme Court Mr.Browne observes- "On the really important matters concerning the role of government, they all agree that the federal government is more important than the Constitution."

The author cites an August 1999 Capitol Hill Blue report on Congressional members civil and criminal court litigations that is sobering and worse than I would have expected!

He also opines that taxpayer money is basically a tool to enrich the chief supporters of Washington politicians. It's hard to argue with that!

Mr. Browne uses every opportunity that he can to advocate the repeal of the federal income tax. This idea has gained some publicity with some of the latest Republican presidential candidates. Along with the proposal to eliminate the income tax, he also offers some interesting perspectives on the national sale tax and the flat tax. He doesn't support either of these alternatives. I think his proposal of eliminating corporate taxes is risky. If you don't either regulate or charter corporations can you trust corporations not to excessively pursue personal wealth and greed?

His 4-point foreign policy plan can be summed by this quote from page 115. "Libertarians know that government's role isn't to police the world-or even to win wars. Government's role is to keep us out of wars-and to protect us from foreign enemies, not create them."

On crime, the author supports concealed carry laws and opposes gun control.

A lot of these proposals are very similar to Ron Paul's.

The most notable quote that conveys a great portion of "The Great Libertarian Offer" is found on page 44."Our American heritage is one of individual liberty, personal responsibility, and freedom from a government strictly limited by a written Constitution."

I recommend this book for anyone interested in studying the Libertarian idea of government.

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Important must read!

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2017

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This is a book written by a real libertarian. It is so refreshing to read after the last 3 Libertarian Party presidential nominees have been Gary Johnson twice and Bob Barr. I find the modern take on classical liberalism in this book to be an easier read than the likes of Road to Serfdom. I think I might even prefer Harry Browne to Ron Paul. Great read for Libertarians, and an enlightening read for disenfranchised Dem/Republican voters.

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Shawn M. Warswick

A Great Offer!

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2001

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In this day and age of politicians who offer little and deliver even less, Harry Browne is what we need. His book reads quite easily and is full of facts and figures which prove his arguments.
Mr. Browne starts off with an outline of what the Great Libertarian Offer is: "Would you give up your favorite federal programs if it meant you'd never have to pay income tax again?" Browne then goes on to explain how this is entirely possible. How, if we bring the size of government back to it's constitutionally mandated size, we can have extremely low taxes and we will be better off.
The first part of the book describes the Principles of Libertarianism and how government currently operates. Mr. Browne does a great job of explaining, in layman's terms, just what the problem is and contrasting that with libertarian ideals. The rest of the book, chapters 7-22 describe the Libertarian solution. He discusses freedom from the income tax, freedom from war, and the Freedom to make your own choices.
Finally, in the final chapter, Mr. Browne discusses whether or not this can be done and what must be done to achieve it. As he says to sum up his beliefs (in his america) "you'll be a free, responsible, self-governing individual. No one will ask for your papers, no one will attach a number to you, no one will extort a share of your income. You'll be free to pursue the life you've dreamed of."
This book is well written and well thought out. I recommend it to anyone who truly loves liberty and wants to see America return to the free Republic it once was.

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Valiant S. Vetter

Required Reading for all Lovers of Liberty!

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2013

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Harry Browne was a master of communication! While so many Libertarians bash big government with gusto, most are short of *solutions* to the problems and how to replace big-government programs with free-market remedies. Harry excels at solving problems with well-thought-out solutions that are logical, simple, and practical.

With used copies of this book going for just one cent, every Libertarian activist should buy a few extras just to distribute to likely converts. Harry's gentle yet firm message that we CAN do without big, expensive, intrusive government is backed up with solit alternatives that give people definite hope for a future without tyranny.

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Eric P. Medlock

Good book, but a bit of a rehash

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2003

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It was an interesting book but most of the material in it was lifted from "Why Government Doesn't Work", if you have one of these books you don't need the other. I really enjoyed reading this book and taking a somewhat different look at how things are done today. I don't agree with everything in it, but at least its helped me see things in a different light.

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kylot

A politician with some sense, who would of thought...

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2013

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Give this read a chance. I've been so conditioned to go with the herd, be it left or right.
Finally, hope for a change I can agree with.
What an inspiration!

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Great Book and not outdated

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2013

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Buy this book. You'll get a great introduction to libertarian ideas by the witty, intelligent, legendary, late, great, Harry Browne

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