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Laissez Faire Book News: CATO HANDBOOK FOR CONGRESS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Whitten)
Wed Mar 15 14:35:27 1995
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 14:32:23 -0500 (EST)
From: Chris Whitten <lfb@panix.com>
Apparently-To: <libertarians@mit.edu>
Cato's sophisticated, radical agenda for liberty
THE CATO HANDBOOK FOR CONGRESS
edited by David Boaz and Edward H. Crane
[The Cato Institute, March 1995]
People can complain all they want about government, but nothing
much changes unless there's a specific, well thought-out agenda. It's
utterly essential for inspiring support, developing strategies,
measuring progress.
In this book, the Cato Institute offers the most comprehensive agenda
for liberty I have ever seen. Twenty-seven policy analysts tackle
constitutional issues, the structure of the federal government and
every imaginable type of tax, regulation and subsidy. I'm sure *The
Cato Handbook for Congress* will long be the standard against
which all other agendas for liberty are judged.
The book presents an exceptionally sophisticated case for repealing
laws. Roger Pilon, for example, does a sensational job explaining
why the great bulk of what the federal government does is
unconstitutional. He identifies 7 keys to a constitutional doctrine
which will strictly limit federal power. I believe you'll get your
money's worth from this chapter alone.
Cato policy analysts recommend abolishing the federal departments of
agriculture, commerce, education, energy, housing, labor,
transportation and veterans affairs. They recommend chopping away
at the other departments, trashing thousands of environmental
regulations, stripping the FDA, ending federal funds for welfare,
selling off government land, privatizing the Postal Service,
prohibiting unfunded mandates, abolishing foreign aid, farm
subsidies, the income tax--for starters.
Cato analysts back each recommendation with concise reasons why
and dramatic facts. They explain how to get from here to there. They
recommend books where you can get further information. These
analysts ended up achieving much more than an agenda: they
developed an exhilarating vision of how much better life would be
without the welfare state.
Book No. PL6279 (paperback) 358p. $24.95
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