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Arguing with Idiots
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Arguing with Idiots (2009) (edit title/settings)

How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government

by Glenn Beck (Author) (edit contributors)

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#1 New York Times bestselling author and radio and tv host Glenn Beck's ultimate handbook for tackling and winning life's most important arguments.

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When I read this book, I was Extremely impressed with the thought Glenn Beck put into this book. It's my opinion that liberal practices are damaging the fabric of this country and this book gives a lot of information about the way they are ruining the economy and morals of our still great... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

When I read this book, I was Extremely impressed with the thought Glenn Beck put into this book. It's my opinion that liberal practices are damaging the fabric of this country and this book gives a lot of information about the way they are ruining the economy and morals of our still great nation. In things such as Capitalism, unions, healthcare, and others this book tells how liberal policies are not working.

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  • “If Exxon's 2008 tax bill of $115.2 billion were split equally among all tax filers who pay income tax, each filer's share would be $1,259/year. Do you still hate Exxon?”
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  • “When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”
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  • “(France has) . . . an archaic socialism that fails to understand, or at least to explain, that wealth needs to be created before it can be shared.”
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  • the people support the Government the Government should not support the people.”
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  • Capitalism promotes innovation and competition—two ingredients necessary for producing things that get progressively better even as they also get progressively cheaper.
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  • In 2006, the most recent year that comprehensive IRS data is available, the richest one percent of Americans paid 39.9 percent of the country’s total income tax bill. The top ten percent of filers paid 71 percent of the tab.
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  • The reason why combining the government with private industry always fails is simple: their motives are completely different. Private companies exist to create wealth, the government exists (at least in theory) to provide protections critical to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Private companies closely manage expenses and ensure every dollar has a return; the government attempts to spend every dollar it’s given and measures returns in campaign donations and polling data.
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  • The truth is that capitalism is neither good nor evil, it just is. Capitalism can’t get you a job, a bigger house, or a better retirement—you have to do all of those things for yourself. But what capitalism can do is foster an environment where those with the will to succeed have a better chance of achieving their dreams.
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  • The 5,000 Year Leap (a must-read book for anyone who cares about what our Founders really believed).
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  • PROFITS=PROGRESS In January 2006, New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin announced 314 new public projects as part of his rebuilding effort after Katrina. Over two and a half years later, just six of them were complete. Conversely, Wal-Mart had 126 of their stores damaged in the hurricane; 110 of them were up and running within ten days.
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  • the bottom 50 percent of earners now make 13 percent of the country’s total income yet pay less than three percent of the income taxes. Pause. Take a deep breath. Now consider that stat again: Those in the top 50 percent pay 97 percent of the income tax.
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I hardly ever read instruction manuals.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. In Defense of Capitalism

2. The Second Amendment

3. Education

4. America's Energy Future

5. Unions

6. Illegal Immigration

7. The Nanny State

8. Owning a Home

9. Economics 101

10. U.S. Presidents

11. Universal Health Care

12. The U.S. Constitution

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  1. Glenn Beck (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Mercury Radio Arts
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4165-9501-4
Page Count: 325

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