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When the credit bubble burst, the economy collapsed. In short, policy makers dismissed sound classical economics and instead relied on the false promise of Keynesianism, the theory that the government itself can generate prosperity through easy credit and heavy government spending.    Offering enlightening answers in an uncertain time, The Great Money Binge not only traces the failures of Keynesian policies and past administrations, but outlines a clear, authoritative solution: a return to supply-side economics and a rejection of the trendy but ultimately disastrous stimulus packages, which only lead to a new era of inflation and global depression.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49623216816401,"sku":"GOR012389061","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1439164398.jpg?v=1750890940"},{"product_id":"when-the-new-deal-came-to-town-book-george-melloan-9781501136085","title":"When the New Deal Came to Town","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's A Wonderful Life\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eNew Deal or Raw Deal?\u003c\/i\u003e in this excellent map for finding a way forward for either party (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)--a personal and social history of the New Deal from a conservative point of view, detailing the effects on the economy, culture, and the people of small American town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the New Deal Came to Town\u003c\/i\u003e is a snapshot of a time and place: Whiteland, Indiana during the Great Depression, one of the most fraught eras in American history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine yourself transported back in time to April of 1933 and deposited in a small American town, when a young boy named \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ecolumnist George Melloan moved with his family to this quiet hamlet during the middle of the worst economic period in American history. 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Using detailed examples from the Crash of 1929 and from the Carter era, this brilliantly argued book explains how government intervention actually prevents the economy from recovering its natural balance. Unless lawmakers realize the true importance of using supply-side economics in our current crisis, warns Melloan, nothing will save us from a new era of disastrous inflation and widespread global depression. Citing the importance of historical example, Melloan explains how the world of economics was completely changed in the 1930s under the influence of English economist John Maynard Keynes. His theories advocating government interventionist policies were wholeheartedly adopted as a response to the Great Depression and remained unquestioned until the supply-side revolution of 1980, after the stagflation of the 1970s showed the inherent weaknesses of neo-Keynesian economics. By employing what is sometimes called Reaganomics, President Ronald Reagan and his economic advisers sparked a quarter century of unparalleled prosperity. Unfortunately, as Melloan demonstrates, government policy soon began to revert to Keynesian theories, even though they are widely misunderstood and misapplied. Now, with the Crash of 2008, our new president and government appear committed to ignoring the lessons of the past. With multibillion-dollar stimulus packages becoming the norm, and a multitrillion-dollar national debt that will keep growing so long as present policies are continued, America can look forward to a very grim future indeed. There is only one solution: we must return to our eroded supply-side principles. 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