Unwarranted Intrusions: The Case Against Government Intervention in the MarketplaceWhat happens when politicians substitute their wisdom for the market’s? The result is usually a government subsidy that provides advantage to a special interest group only–but costs everyone and drains the economy. In Unwarranted Intrusions, well-known financial commentator Martin Fridson turns his sharp eye for uncovering opaque financial reporting practices to the U.S. government and examines the economic reality of some of the most popular yet financially draining subsidies. Fridson debunks programs that claim to provide jobs, encourage savings, provide affordable housing, and preserve family farms–among many others. Unwarranted Intrusions is a provocative and exhaustively researched challenge to prevailing political claims of programs that purport to protect the public good. |
Contents
The Case against Government Intervention in the Marketplace Chapter 1 The Politics of Market Intervention | 1 |
The Case against Government Intervention in the Marketplace Part I A NATION OF SUBSIDIES | 9 |
The Case against Government Intervention in the Marketplace Part II RESTRAINT OF TRADE | 117 |
The Case against Government Intervention in the Marketplace Part III TELLING IT LIKE IT ISNT | 187 |
The Case against Government Intervention in the Marketplace Epilogue Can This Mess Be Fixed? | 265 |
The Case against Government Intervention in the Marketplace Notes | 269 |
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