Seeds of destruction : why the path to economic ruin runs through Washington, and how to reclaim American prosperity

XIX, 266 S.

graph. Darst.

22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Getting from seeds of destruction to seeds of prosperity -- America's four growth drivers stall and our economy stagnates -- How to lift up the American economy with the "10 levers of growth" -- Fixing america's destructive duo-monetary and fiscal policy -- Why the Fed's easy money street is a dead end -- Why you can't stimulate your way to prosperity -- Getting the "big three" right tax, trade, and energy policy -- Why raising taxes lowers America's growth rate -- Why the best "jobs program" may be trade reform -- Also, which one comes first -- Why America's foreign oil addiction stunts our growth -- Good politics usually makes for bad economics -- Why we must cut the Gordian knot of entitlements reform -- Why ObamaCare makes our economy sick -- The American economy at a crossroads -- How to prevent another financial crisis -- How to implement our "seeds of prosperity" policy blueprint -- Special feature #1: an interview with Glenn Hubbard on his days in the Bush White House -- Special feature #2: how to become your own economic forecaster using the GDP growth driver approach.

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