03213nam 2200613 450 991013504390332120230808205304.01-62157-597-7(CKB)4330000000012141(MiAaPQ)EBC4551368(MiAaPQ)EBC5670974(Au-PeEL)EBL5670974(OCoLC)1085223593(EXLCZ)99433000000001214120180403h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe problem with socialism /Thomas DilorenzoFirst ebook edition.Washington, District of Columbia :Regnery Publishing,2016.©20161 online resource (241 pages)Includes index.1-62157-589-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1. The Problem with Socialism -- 2. Why Socialism Is Always and Everywhere an Economic Disaster -- 3. Egalitarianism versus Human Reality -- 4. Islands of Socialism: The Follies of Government "Enterprise" -- 5. Why "The Worst" Rise to the Top Under Socialism -- 6. The Socialist Roots of Fascism -- 7. The Myth of Successful Scandinavian Socialism -- 8. How Welfare Harms the Poor -- 9. How Socialized Medicine Kills the Patient and Robs the Taxpayer -- 10. How Socialism Causes Pollution -- 11. Karl Marx's "Progressive" Income Tax -- 12. Minimum Wage, Maximum Folly -- 13. How Socialist Regulation Makes Monopolies -- 14. Destroying Capitalism by Socializing Capital -- 15. Is Socialism Really the Best Way to Organize Schools? -- 16. Socialist Myths and Superstitions about Capitalism -- Notes -- Index.Remember when "socialism" was a dirty word? Now students at America's elite universities are parroting socialist talking points and "sure-thing" Hillary Clinton is struggling to win the Democratic nomination against a 74-year-old avowed socialist who promises to make the nation more like Europe. What's happened? Do Americans need a reminder about the dangers of socialist ideology and practices? Thomas DiLorenzo, economics professor and senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, deconstructs the retrograde ideology that has suddenly become disturbingly hip in The Problem with Socialism.SocialismEconomicsMoral and ethical aspectsLiberalismFree enterpriseEconomic policyPolitical correctnessSocialismUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesPolitics and governmentSocialism.EconomicsMoral and ethical aspects.Liberalism.Free enterprise.Economic policy.Political correctness.SocialismHistory.335DiLorenzo Thomas1249679MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910135043903321The problem with socialism2895897UNINA