The Road to Prosperity: How to Grow Our Economy and Revive the American Dream

Summary

The Road to Prosperity will be a concise and powerful argument for the principles and policies required to grow the American economy. Written by Patrick Toomey, president of the influential Club for Growth, the book will champion a low-tax, limited government agenda. The book will be written in a non-technical, anecdotal manner and will be designed to contribute political dialogue about the future of the American economy following the 2008 election. The book is divided into three parts. Part One will explain the principles and beliefs underlying the low-tax/limited government agenda; Part Two will describe the legislative and policy changes required to encourage long-term economic growth; and Part Three will argue that a pro-growth approach provides the best foundation for solving problems such as Social Security insolvency and for generating economic opportunities for all Americans. Specific agenda items to be advanced in the book include: tax and spending cuts; expansion of free trade; privatizing social security; reducing lawsuits; expanding school choice; and resisting further government regulation of the economy. Timely in its prescriptions for the U.S. economy and timeless in its articulation of free market principles, this is a book that will have enormous appeal to economic and political conservatives.