Robert A Whit
02-11-2013, 03:42 AM
5.0 out of 5 stars A Time For Truth, <NOBR>July 15, 2009</NOBR>
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Larry (http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/ARUFNBAV99C62/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp) (Dix Hills, NY USA) - See all my reviews (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/ARUFNBAV99C62/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview)
Some books are so important that you wonder how they could be overlooked. Even though this is a personal account of Mr. Simon's tenure as US Treasury Secretary, and the country's first "energy czar", it is an even more compelling guide of the relationship between an out of control government and it citizens, energy policy, with a smattering of economics. Normally I would be skeptical about personal statements by people who have left office, but here we have thirty years to support everything he writes about. From the recession of the 70's, the energy embargo, New York's financial collapse he details his actions and recomendations at that time. He then shows what the government response was, and finally what the end results were. He then digresses with a philosophical evaluation, and prediction of what this all means. Milton Friedman calls this "a brilliant and passionate book by a brilliant and passionate man". I found it to be entertaining and eye opening. For anyone interested in politics or political philosophy, this book should be an essential read.
By
Larry (http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/ARUFNBAV99C62/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp) (Dix Hills, NY USA) - See all my reviews (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/ARUFNBAV99C62/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview)
Some books are so important that you wonder how they could be overlooked. Even though this is a personal account of Mr. Simon's tenure as US Treasury Secretary, and the country's first "energy czar", it is an even more compelling guide of the relationship between an out of control government and it citizens, energy policy, with a smattering of economics. Normally I would be skeptical about personal statements by people who have left office, but here we have thirty years to support everything he writes about. From the recession of the 70's, the energy embargo, New York's financial collapse he details his actions and recomendations at that time. He then shows what the government response was, and finally what the end results were. He then digresses with a philosophical evaluation, and prediction of what this all means. Milton Friedman calls this "a brilliant and passionate book by a brilliant and passionate man". I found it to be entertaining and eye opening. For anyone interested in politics or political philosophy, this book should be an essential read.