LEADER 03213nam 2200613 450 001 9910135043903321 005 20230808205304.0 010 $a1-62157-597-7 035 $a(CKB)4330000000012141 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4551368 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5670974 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5670974 035 $a(OCoLC)1085223593 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000012141 100 $a20180403h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe problem with socialism /$fThomas Dilorenzo 205 $aFirst ebook edition. 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cRegnery Publishing,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (241 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-62157-589-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aRemember 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. 606 $aSocialism 606 $aEconomics$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aLiberalism 606 $aFree enterprise 606 $aEconomic policy 606 $aPolitical correctness 606 $aSocialism$zUnited States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 615 0$aSocialism. 615 0$aEconomics$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aLiberalism. 615 0$aFree enterprise. 615 0$aEconomic policy. 615 0$aPolitical correctness. 615 0$aSocialism$xHistory. 676 $a335 700 $aDiLorenzo$b Thomas$01249679 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910135043903321 996 $aThe problem with socialism$92895897 997 $aUNINA