| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 220 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
America is great, Washington is broken -- Why states matter -- What happened to the founders' vision? -- Washington is bankrupting America -- No American left alone : healthcare, education, the environment, and the tyranny of the modern administrative state -- Nine unelected judges tell us how to live -- The Federal government fiddles : ignoring national security, immigration, and the enumerated powers -- Standing athwart history not doing a damned thing -- States do the work of the people -- Retaking the reins of government : freedom and federalism for the future. |
| Summary |
Perry shows how an increasing concentration of power in Washington will lead to further unsustainable debt, greater limits on opportunity and success, and a permanent dependency class. The two-term governor of Texas also explains how to put government back in the hands of the people. |
| Subject |
Federal government -- United States.
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Central-local government relations -- United States.
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Decentralization in government -- United States.
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Liberty.
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| ISBN |
9780316132954 |
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0316132950 |
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