{"product_id":"book-4144","title":"The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism","description":" \u003cp\u003eParticipating in the economy is a part of everyday life; yet much of what is commonly accepted as economic fact is wrong. Keynesian schoolteachers and the liberal media have filled the world with politically correct errors that myth-busting professor Robert Murphy sets straight. Murphy explains hot topics like outsourcing (why it's good for Americans) and zoning restrictions (why they're not).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust like the other books in the PIG series, \u003ci\u003eThe Politically Incorrect Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eto Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e pulls no punches. Murphy defends the free market on such sensitive issues as safety regulations, racial discrimination, and child-labor laws, all in a breezy manner that is anything but textbook. From rent control to golden parachutes to where money came from in the first place, \u003ci\u003eThe Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e sets the record straight on everything you \u003ci\u003ethought\u003c\/i\u003e you knew about economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurphy starts with a basic explanation of what capitalism really is, and then dives fearlessly into hot topics like\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Why central planning has never worked and never will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-How prices operate in a free market-and why socialist schemes like rent control always backfire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-How labor unions actually hurt workers more than they help them\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Why increasing the minimum wage is always a bad idea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Why the free market is the best guard against racism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-How capitalism will save the environment-and why Communist countries were the most polluted on earth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Raising taxes: why it is never \"responsible\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Why no genuine advocate for the downtrodden could endorse the dehumanizing Welfare State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The single biggest myth underlying the public's support for government regulation of business\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Antitrust suits: usually filed by firms that lose in free competition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-How tariffs and other restrictions \"protect\" privileged workers but make other Americans poorer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The IMF and World Bank: why they don't help poor countries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e is a solid and entertaining guide to free market economics. With his twelve-step plan for understanding the free market, Murphy shows why conservatives should resist attempts to socialize America and fight spiritedly for the free market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49314094973232,"sku":"BD4144","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49314095169840,"sku":"ZE4144","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49314095202608,"sku":"ZM4144","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/4144-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775572223","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-4144","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}