The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Civics, Public Policy
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Author: Stephen Holmes, Cass R. Sunstein ISBN: 9780393344325
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: April 17, 2000
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Stephen Holmes, Cass R. Sunstein
ISBN: 9780393344325
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: April 17, 2000
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

To "fight for your rights," or anyone else's, is not just to debate principles but to haggle over budgets.

The simple insight that all legally enforceable rights cost money reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it—and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Drawing from these practical, commonsense notions, The Cost of Rights provides a useful corrective to the all-or-nothing feel of much political debate nowadays (The Economist).

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To "fight for your rights," or anyone else's, is not just to debate principles but to haggle over budgets.

The simple insight that all legally enforceable rights cost money reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it—and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Drawing from these practical, commonsense notions, The Cost of Rights provides a useful corrective to the all-or-nothing feel of much political debate nowadays (The Economist).

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