1. Instant Utopia
CHAPTER 1
Instant Utopia
IN AMERICA TODAY MOST OF THE OLDER GENERAtion—and many of the young—stand appalled at the nihilism of the self-styled Now Generation and its demands for unattainable reforms, or merely for the sheer destruction of whatever is established.
2. Salvation Through Government Spending
CHAPTER 2
Salvation Through Government Spending
3. “We Owe It To Ourselves”
CHAPTER 3
“We Owe It To Ourselves”
4. Consequences of Dollar Debasement
CHAPTER 4
Consequences of Dollar Debasement
5. The High Cost of Wage Hikes
CHAPTER 5
The High Cost of Wage Hikes
6. Price Controls
CHAPTER 6
Price Controls
WHEN THE WELFARE STATE SPENDS RECKLESSLY, runs chronic deficits, expands credit, and prints more money, prices begin to soar. Invariably the government blames business, especially Big Business, and hints darkly at price controls.
7. More on Price Controls
CHAPTER 7
More on Price Controls
THE WELFARE STATE CAN ARISE AND PERSIST ONLY by cultivating and living on a set of economic delusions in the minds of the voters.
8. Who Protects the Consumer?
CHAPTER 8
Who Protects the Consumer?
CONSUMERS ARE SOMETIMES ASKED TO PAY TOO much for goods. This has been true since the beginning of time. Their great protection against overcharging has been competition. The intelligent shopper can compare price and quality, and go to the merchant who offers the best goods at the cheapest price.
9. Famines Are Government-Made
CHAPTER 9
Famines Are Government-Made
FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AN INFLUENTIAL GROUP OF social reformers has been energetically propagating a dangerous myth. This is that the accelerating pace of population growth is overtaking the rate at which the world can produce food, and that disastrous famines are almost inevitable unless the growth of population can be throttled.
10. Runaway Relief and Social Insecurity
CHAPTER 10
Runaway Relief and Social Insecurity
