The Freedom Agenda, Mike Lee
The Freedom Agenda, Mike Lee
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The Freedom Agenda
Why a Balanced Budget Amendment Is Necessary to Restore Constitutional Government

Author: Mike Lee

Narrator: George K. Wilson

Unabridged: 2 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/26/2011

Synopsis

We hear it every day: government spending is out of control. Yet, despite all the rhetoric coming out of Washington about the need to cut spending, we continue to go deeper and deeper into debt. If we're serious about restoring America to fiscal health, we must do something about government spending, not just talk about it. So argues U.S. Senator Mike Lee in his new book, The Freedom Agenda. Revealing how the federal government went from a limited constitutional government to the colossal spending machine it is today, The Freedom Agenda clearly explains:

—the one Supreme Court case that led to the federal government's massive overreach

—the need for a balanced-budget amendment to repair the government's broken fiscal policies

—the reason returning power to the states should appeal to both conservatives and liberals

—the simple steps we can—and must—take to slash federal spending and the federal government's intrusion into our daily lives

Timely and powerful, The Freedom Agenda shows how to put the federal government back in its proper place and why a balanced budget is the key to reigning in spending and the federal government's abuse of power.

About Mike Lee

Mike Lee is a first-term U.S. senator from Utah who sits on the Joint Economic Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee. A graduate of Brigham Young University law school, he served as a law clerk to then-future Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mike lives with his wife and their three children in Alpine, Utah.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deborah on January 24, 2023

I reserve five stars for books I'll read over and over again, and for books that are life-changing. This is a life-changing book. It explains why we need a Constitutional Amendment enacting a balanced budget. It outlines the how and addresses the questions everyone asks - What about an emergency? Wh......more

Goodreads review by Kurt on March 15, 2022

Sen. Lee is right to favor a BBA, and his policy goals of limited, constitutional government make sense. His mistake here is to conflate them. A well written BBA is a tool of sustainable budget policy and government-wide management. It is not an inherently conservative mechanism. In fact, the consti......more

Goodreads review by Tate on July 15, 2024

Senator Lee lays out a plausible plan to rein in federal spending and reduce the national debt. His book keeps your attention and flows easily in contrast to congressional policy proposals or pieces of legislation. Although the book is several years old now, the framework of ideas is still viable. I......more

Goodreads review by David on March 06, 2018

Great, easy read for the case for why a Balanced Budget Amendment is necessary today.......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on April 20, 2012

I really like Mike Lee. I've met him personally and I like his solid understanding and adherence to the United States Constitution. However, I wasn't entirely sure that I agreed with the thesis of this book. I do believe that the government needs to get spending under control, but I just wasn't sure......more

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