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Summary: A Standard in Economics
Review: For years Stossel's work has been standard fair in economics classrooms around the country. His lightning rod investigation and clear exposition make him accessible to everyone, yet his depth makes his arguments credible. Unlike simple yellow journalism, Mr. Stossel can, and does, carefully substantiate every claim with easily understood facts. Huzzah!, for a man who is willing to be honest even if it makes him unpopular.P.S. If you don't agree with his work, by all means do us a favor and discredit it. Be careful, however; if you're honest with yourself, you may just have to re-think your own thinking.
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Summary: Give ME a break!
Review: This is one of the most horribly researched books I've read! Great premise and entertaining writing style - just really - get the facts straight please! Too much misinformation for my taste.
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Summary: Libertarian truths
Review: John Stossel has been giving the world exactly what it needs: a shot of classical liberalism in the strict Austrian sense of the word. Leftists hate the book because it encourages free markets, and neoconservatives hate it because it spells out the obvious: Republicans have outspent Democrats for the last 75 years! Neoconservatives like more spending in their government pork than any other demographic, bar none. I expect that the book will ultimately be rated 4 stars, as the extreme left and rights will give this book a cursory glance and not the full attention it deserves. True intellectuals have no choice but to give it 5 stars. The facts are there people! Read the book! He has empirical data that is backed up not only by the "evil corporations" but also by the U.S. government. I would also like to add that Stossel has never pledged allegiance to any political party, but Libertarians know a great Jeffersonian when they see one. God bless you John. God bless you!
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Summary: of course liberals attack impircal data
Review: Why is that a liberal demands "scientific evidence", but when it doesnt fit their mantra, its a lie, or its pro Bush. Which reduces their credibity more. This is a good book for anyone who isnt lead by their television, and can create an opinion other then one mention on the liberal media
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Summary: Finally, someone tells it how it is
Review: Thank you, John. At least a few people in the media have the guts to stand up and tell it like it is.
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Summary: give US a break
Review: I found this book left on an empty bus seat, and though it cost me nothing [other than the bus fare + transfer] I STILL feel I got ripped off. Now it is no longer a wonder to me that such a recent release would be left abandoned on public transit. Pure dreck written in a smug, insulting style.
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Summary: Stossel has become the huckster he despises
Review: While John Stossel was, at one time, a legitimate reporter who served the public interest, he long ago abandoned that in favor of making a few bucks.
The stories of Stossel's exploits as a reporter are sometimes interesting and sometimes nostalgic, but he seems to have taken a cue from so many others and decided that the best way to get a sure-fire best-seller is to blame everything on liberals.
Unfortunately for Stossel, the book never really proves that he is the 'Scourge of the Liberal Media.'
It was when he was exposed as a scam artist and corporate huckster that the media became 'liberal' and he became their 'scourge.'
Stossel was incensed when his journalistic integrity was questioned because it was learned he was skewing stories, twisting quotes and presenting false or misleading information to viewers. All the while he was accepting (in a somewhat shady and roundabout manner) enormous sums of cash from the same corporations to go on the speaking circuit. The story never made more than a ripple in the so-called liberal media. Stossel has admitted that he 'liked the idea of making real money' as justification for becoming a pro-corporate mouthpiece. As such, anything he says must be taken with a very, very large grain of salt. He has risen from reporter to multimillionaire commentator, but he can no longer be considered a legitimate journalist. He is as much a legitimate journalist as Michael Moore. The difference between the two is that Moore makes his liberal leanings more than obvious. Stossel prefers to cloak his conservative views, presenting them as hard-hitting, fact-filled news. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth.
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Summary: Really, now!
Review: After years of muckraking the author seems to have discovered for the first time in his life that government institutions can be corrupt as well as businesses. That liberal institutions like universities are not always consistent in their defense of free speech. And that there is an ideology claiming that unfettered capitalism is uncorruptable,always self-correcting, and can ultimately only benefit everyone concerned. He seems a little too old and experienced to buy into this. It simply doesn't seem possible that he hasn't heard these specious arguments before now. Arianna Huffington used to be naive enough to believe that, but she has come to realize that business as well as government is vulnerable to corruption, and that it is not automatically self-correcting every time. I give her a great deal of credit for recognizing it. And if philanthropist Ted Turner wants to give some of his money to charities instead of putting ALL of it into the stock market, what business is that of John Stossel? No one is forcing HIM to give to charity if he really believes if fosters dependence. (Besides, wasn't the Gingrich idea to leave charity to private donors instead of taxpayers, rather than eliminate it altogether?) To read John Stossel, you would think liberals believe that government is as incorruptible as he believes the "free" market is. But I have never heard anyone argue that point. If, in fact, there are liberals who thoughtlessly respond to his points with knee-jerk retorts, that suddenly means that all conservatives are independent thinkers and great conversationalists? He is still a liberatarian, however. He doesn't support laws against flag-burning or the war on drugs. But I hope he doesn't plan on voting for George W. Bush in the upcoming election. Because if he finds himself in trouble, he may, like Rush Limbaugh did with the ACLU, find out who his REAL friends are.
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Summary: a great book very informative
Review: Let start out saying i thought this was a great book even though being union affilated i did not agree with mr. stossel's views concerning that avenue.Even if you are not a fan of the news program 20/20 you should read this book,i will say that i like 20/20 an especially mr. stossels give me a break. This book covers a few topics but things gear toward how people generally consumers are cheated and lied to and this bookmade me wonder if we as a nation perpetrate fear.Reading this book it is no wonder the author has many that do not like from companys,lawyers,govermant officials and even his own colleagues
but this should be i good thing there should be people out there that are exposing how we are being cheated and misled. The author shows how the news media wants to report stories about exploding lighters shark bites numerous other things that grab peoples attention and grab headlines but when you look at the overall picture they are not as a serious a problem as the media makes out.The media wants to report how things are harmful to us which would be a goodthing but when it is shown wrong or only a half truth they do not to report that part because it is not glamours or attention grabbing.I thought it was interesting what Mr.Stossel had to say about the Erin Brockovich moive and other cases along those lines things you really never hear about. I liked how he pointed out after september 11th the goverment wanted to start homeland security to maintatin the airports but shows many examples how goverment wnats to get involved with different things thinking they can do a better job then the private sector where they really do it better and cheaper.
Did you know that alot of the so called high dollar makeup and lipstick that say they are made with "there qwn special formula" are the same as the cheap brands made by the same company.
There are many things that caught my attention in this book and it really gives you things to consider there are more i would like to list but you should buy this book give it a read one example he gives goverment beauracy and overspending is in a pennsylvania national park they built a 330,000 outhouse didnot even have running water and to go even farther they built one in montana that cost 1 million
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Summary: Give Me a Break!
Review: Stossel's catch phrase is "Give me a break!" and very often I agree with him. I don't always agree, but I usually like his style. I don't like when he starts in with the "holier than thou" attitudes and he does that frequently enough that it is bothersome. It is most bothersome on a story he writes about rich people building homes in areas where the homes are at risk from floods. He seems to abhor these rich clowns doing this, but then admits that he is one of them AND that he has taken advantage of the system. He used his federal insurance to rebuild his home where it never should have been built to begin with. That is pure hypocrisy. If you are pointing the finger at others for their failings, then you must hold yourself to a higher standard. Stossel fails here to the tune of thousands of dollars - OUR tax dollars. Can a person sit there and declaim, "Give me a break," when indeed the break has already been given? Stossel needs to read his own book from the perspective of someone making $35,000 a year.
Come on, John. Give me a break! If you think the system screws poor people, why are you making money from it?
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