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Give Me a Break CD How I Exposed Hucksters Cheats and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media Author: John Stossel Ballooning government? Millionaire welfare queens? Tort lawyers run amok? A $330,000 outhouse, paid for with your tax dollars? John Stossel says, "Give me a break." When he hit the airwaves thirty years ago, Stossel chased snake-oil peddlers, rip-off artists, and corporate thieves, winning the applause of his peers. But along the way, he not...  more »iced that there was something far more troublesome going on: While the networks screamed about the dangers of coffee pots, worse risks were ignored. In Give Me a Break, Stossel explains how ambitious bureaucrats, intellectually lazy reporters, and greedy lawyers make your life worse even as they claim to protect your interests. Taking on such sacred cows as the FDA, the War on Drugs, and scare-mongering environmental activists -- and backing up his trademark irreverence with careful reasoning and research -- he shows how the problems that government tries and fails to fix can be solved better by the extraordinary power of the free market. He traces his journey from cub reporter to 20/20 co-anchor, revealing his battles to get his ideas to the public, his struggle to overcome stuttering, and his eventual realization that, for years, much of his reporting missed the point. Stossel concludes the book with a modest proposal for change. It's a simple plan in the spirit of the Founding Fathers to ensure that America remains a place "where free minds -- and free markets -- make good things happen."  « less Audio Books swap for two (2) credits. Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780060585679 ISBN-10: 0060585676 Publication Date: 2/1/2004 Rating: Currently 2.7/5 Stars.  6 2.7 stars, based on 6 ratings Publisher: HarperAudio Book Type: Audio CD Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette Members Wishing: 1 Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

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Jackie T. (JTG) reviewed Give Me a Break CD : How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media... on 6/23/2007 + 281 more book reviews

I've always enjoyed seeing John Stossel on TV because he seemed to take on the people we all want to confront. These CDs show why he is so popular: he's funny, insightful and informative!

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