| Shattered Beliefs This book identifies fourteen commonly held beliefs that are actually false. The book devotes one chapter to each of these beliefs to prove that the belief is indeed false. These are the fourteen beliefs (as extracted from Chapter 1): ------------------------------------------ Monopolies Without government intervention, monopolies will arise out of a free market by eliminating (or collaborating with) their competition, and then use their monopolistic position to exploit the people. ------------------------------------------ Income Tax Virtually all the people in the United States are subject to the (federal) income tax. ------------------------------------------ Evolution The Bible and the theory of evolution present opposing (time length) descriptions of the past. ------------------------------------------ Bill of Rights The most important rights possessed by the citizens of the United States are granted by that portion of their constitution known as the Bill of Rights. ------------------------------------------ Electricity There are such things as electricity and magnetism, electric fields and magnetic fields. ------------------------------------------ Matter There is such a thing as matter; matter, especially in its solid form, is the ultimate of existence, whereas (electromagnetic) fields are somewhat ephemeral. ------------------------------------------ Tariffs Legislatures and government officials can use logical methods to set the individualized tariffs and/or quantity limits on foreign-import goods to optimize the benefit to their country. ------------------------------------------ Inflation Inflation is inevitable, and businesses, unions, foreigners and certain spending habits of the public all contribute to inflation. ------------------------------------------ Draft The USA Congress has the authority to require citizens of the United States (e.g., males eighteen years old) to register for the draft. ------------------------------------------ Civil Rights There is such a thing as a civil right. ------------------------------------------ Experimentation Scientists must conduct experiments to understand the laws of physics. ------------------------------------------ Gravity Gravity exists (as a distinct force). ------------------------------------------ Racketeering Governments can pass valid laws outlawing racketeering and/or conspiracy. ------------------------------------------ Welfare Welfare is the result of (western) governments adopting certain Judeo-Christian principles. |
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