{"product_id":"uncle-sam-cant-count-a-history-of-failed-government-investments-from-beaver-pelts-to-green-energy","title":"Uncle Sam Can't Count: A History of Failed Government Investments  from Beaver Pelts to Green Energy","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing on examples from the nations past and presentthe fur trade to railroads  cars and chemicals  aviation to SolyndraUncle Sam Cant Count a sweeping work of conservative economic history that explains why the federal government cannot and should not pick winners and losers in the private sector  including the Obama administration. From the days of George Washington through World War II to today  government subsidies have failed dismally argue Burt and Anita Folsom. Draining the Treasury of cash  they impede economic growth  and hurt the very companies receiving aid. Why does federal aid seem to have a reverse Midas touch? As the Folsoms reveal  federal officials dont have the same abilities or incentives as entrepreneurs. In addition  federal control always equals political control of some kind. What is best for politicians is not often what works in the marketplace. Politicians want to win votes  and they can do so by giving targeted CEOs benefits while dispersing costs to others. Filled with examples of government failures and free market triumphs  from John Jacob Astor to the Wright Brothers  World War II amphibious landing craft to Detroit  Uncle Sam Cant Count is a hard-hitting critique of government investment that demonstrates why business should be left exclusively to private entrepreneurs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44967279067189,"sku":"ByrdShop_0062292692","price":36.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780062292698.jpg?v=1770642452","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/uncle-sam-cant-count-a-history-of-failed-government-investments-from-beaver-pelts-to-green-energy","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}