The tyranny of dead ideas : letting go of the old ways of thinking to unleash a new prosperity / Matt Miller.

Author
Miller, Matthew, 1961- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Times Books, 2009.
Description
258 p. ; 25 cm.

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    Notes
    Includes index.
    Contents
    • Pt. 1. Today's dead ideas
    • The kids will earn more than we do
    • Free trade is "good" (no matter how many people get hurt)
    • Your company should take care of you
    • Taxes hurt the economy (and they're always too high)
    • Schools are a local matter
    • Money follows merit
    • The tyranny of dead ideas
    • Pt. 2. Tomorrow's destined ideas
    • Only government can save business
    • Only business can save liberalism
    • Only higher taxes can save the economy (and the planet)
    • Only the (lower) upper class can save us from inequality
    • Only better living can save sagging paychecks
    • Only a dose of "nationalization" can save local schools
    • Only lessons from abroad can save American ideals
    • From dead to destined ideas
    • Afterword: Burying dead ideas in business and beyond.
    ISBN
    • 9780805087871
    • 0805087877
    LCCN
    2008027801
    OCLC
    233173069
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