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First edition. |
| Description |
xxxii, 349 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"As a successful CEO in the restaurant industry, Andy Puzder uniquely understands how important the profit motive is to our country's ultimate prosperity. Furthermore, as the grandson of immigrants, the son of a car salesman, and someone who worked his way up from earning minimum wage to running an international business, he has a first-hand view of how America's exceptional capitalist spirit can lift everyone to success. In 2016, the American people faced a stark choice between two very different presidential candidates. Hillary Clinton spent most of her adult life involved in politics and promised to uphold and advance the progressive legacy of President Barack Obama who had first won the White House on promises to "spread the wealth around." Donald Trump, on the other hand, came from the business world, was an unapologetic capitalist, used his own personal wealth as inspiration, and promised simply to "Make America Great Again." By choosing Trump over Clinton, the American people put a stop to decades of government expansion under progressive leadership, and they might just have saved our economy by doing so. America was once a land where everyone was encouraged to seek their fortune--the more prosperous our citizens, the more our whole society could in turn prosper. But leftist forces in the United States have been seeking to tarnish the pursuit of prosperity and to paint profit as an evil motivation fit only for greedy plutocrats. Andrew Puzder understands this first-hand after a progressive smear campaign stopped him from joining President Trump's cabinet. As Puzder explains in his new book, The Capitalist Comeback, this was an act of desperation from a left wing facing irrelevance with a pro-business president in the White House. From its roots in the Progressive Era to labor unions to education to entertainment to its political resurgence with avowed socialist candidates such as Bernie Sanders, Puzder traces the development of the anti-profit forces in the United States and shows how, under President Trump, they can be vanquished for good."--Dust jacket. |
| Contents |
Making America great again : year one -- America : land of the self-made -- The great American boom and the progressives' war on profit -- The ascent and decline of the labor unions : the progressives find an ally -- Education : reading, writing, and redistribution -- Entertainment : rich guy, bad guy -- The Democrats : from decency to demagogues -- Economic inequality and the ruse of democratic socialism -- Defending capitalism : a CEO's guide -- The tide is turning. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-338) and index. |
| Subject |
Trump, Donald, 1946-
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United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016.
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Political culture -- United States.
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Liberalism -- Influence.
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Right and left (Political science) -- Influence.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy.
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| ISBN |
9781478975434 (hardcover) |
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1478975431 (hardcover) |
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9781478975427 (ebook) |
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1478975423 (ebook) |
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