Spread the Wealth: More Haves, Fewer Have-Nots

By David R. Breuhan

Book Overview

This book offers a new approach to current economic policies in the United States. Anchored in the historically successful policies of free trade, stable currency, and private property rights, this superbly researched work leads the way in offering a renaissance in modern economic thought.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761848827
• ISBN13: 9780761848820
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Passionate

I must state this book is written with an extreme amount of passion, which very few authors exhibit. This is a well written well researched book. This piece of literature exemplifies the empathy that has driven our financial system into the ground. The author does a superb job getting his point across and even better job making you care.

Econ 101

An understandable read on economics. Mr. Breuhan lays out very plausible reasons for the mess our economy is in and what has to be done to fix it. Short, to the point and very easy to grasp.

The ammo you need for the position we're in

Spread the Wealth is a fairly short read (114) pages. There's no doubt the writing style is quite terse, but the information contained in the words is power-packed. From where I sit, this book is dual purpose: 1) to give concrete, irrefutable examples in history of how government intervention has caused more pain than it has relieved and 2) to give the reader a real world example of how ordinary citizens, armed with a knowledge of history, BASIC economics and with steadfast determination CAN change the policies of this country. In the opening chapter, Breuhan chronicles his own efforts to overturn the steel tariffs imposed by the administration of George W. Bush. It is a riveting account of how an American citizen can fight, scratch and claw their way through the barriers that seem to separate the regular people from the political elite. The remainder of the book is spent educating the reader using numerous examples of the havoc rendered by governments by meddling in affairs they should have left to markets. In short, the book's core message is: Free markets, private property rights and a stable currency. If government gets out of the way and allows these three principles to flourish, the nation will return to solid-footing. What's more, this is not just his opinion, Breuhan arms the reader with numerous examples from history. You know the old saying: Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. From the standpoint of prose/style/writing/etc, I should give this book a 3.5 or 4.0 star rating because as I mentioned the writing is terse. I would have liked to seen more development of some of the examples. This book could easily be 200 pages and would probably be a slightly more enjoyable read, but the importance, the accuracy and the irrefutable nature of the content, given the 'fix' we're in compels me to give it a 5 star-rating because it's what every American needs to know and to do. Now!