Analysis of The Flaw in Laissez Faire Capitalism

A concise and straightforward presentation of the serious flaws in laissez faire capitalism. United States public policy on taxation and public services is reviewed for the period starting in the 1920s and extending to 2010. It is pointed out that the policies adopted to cope with World War II accidentally ended the "Great Depression" very quickly. The correlation between a period of low tax rate / minimal public services policy and a resulting "Great Depression" or "Great Recession" is shown. It is pointed out that the period of low tax rate policy initiated about 1980 also initiated a rapid increase in the national debt which is still in progress (as of 2012). And that the high progressive tax rates and massive federal expenditures used to pursue WWII did not interfere with the sudden demise of the "Great Depression" at all, which is contrary to current political dogma.

Author: Duard L. Pruitt
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 01/11/2013
Pages: 54
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.16lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9781481929097

About the Author
Duard L Pruitt is neither a politician nor an economist, merely a person who discovered that you don't have to have a Ph.D. to research and understand America's economic history and related financial data. He joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1943 as a student/trainee in the Navy V-12 program. When he became an ensign in 1945, it was too late to enter combat in World War II. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State College and a master's in the same subject from the University of Pennsylvania. Pruitt spent a career working for RCA and General Electric in New Jersey before retiring.

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