Robert Ringer - The Entrepreneur: The Way Back for the U.S. Economy

It is the governments duty to provide for the general welfare FALSE

The growing gap between the rich and the poor proves that capitalism has failed FALSE

The government has the authority to redistribute wealth through regulations and taxes FALSE

All men are created equal. But not all taxpayers!

Progressives, or Retrogressives, as #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Ringer calls those on the far left who are, in reality, against progress, believe in an all-powerful central government that has the authority to meddle in both the economy and in the lives of individual citizens. Retrogressives naively believe that the government has a moral obligation to help those in need, but nowhere in the Constitution is there an enumerated power to that effect.

In a Retrogressive utopia, life is risk free for everyone. But a government that prevents its citizens from failing actually prohibits them from succeeding. So-called social programs, such as food stamps, the minimum wage, and draconian taxes are designed to redistribute wealth but are lethal to the very people whose success is most critical to this nations prosperity: Entrepreneurs.

In this provocative new book, Ringer examines what it takes for these unsung heroes to succeed in an environment that is increasingly hostile toward small businesses. Perhaps the most maligned and beleaguered individuals in the United States, Entrepreneurs are the easiest targets for the governments insatiable appetite to exercise control over the economy. Yet, left alone to do what they do best, Entrepreneurs are able to innovate better products and services than the government could ever hope to provide; create jobs; reinvest much of their profits into expanding their businesses; and, as a result, grow the economy, and thereby improve the lives of millions of people through the self-regulating invisible hand of the marketplace.

The time has come for Americans to tell politicians they dont want any more quick fixes. What we need is for government to get out of the way and allow the Entrepreneur to move our country forward.

It is the Entrepreneur, not government, who built America and made it the most prosperous country in the history of the world. And he can do it again. All he needs is for the government to abide by the Constitution and allow him to pursue his dreams without interference from politicians and bureaucrats to be given the freedom to create and compete on an equal footing with his counterparts in countries that reward, rather than punish, successand America will once again become the last best hope of mankind.

ROBERT RINGER

Praise for THE ENTREPRENEUR

As an entrepreneur myself and a small business owner for fifteen years, I am convinced that entrepreneurs are Americas great unsung heroes. Wall Street may know how wealth is traded, but entrepreneurs know how wealth and prosperity are created.

U. S. SENATOR JIM DEMINT (R) South Carolina

In his book, Robert Ringers portrait of the entrepreneur as a target of oppressive government is not only informative, but startling in its presentation. His examples are an eye-opening history lesson. If youre not sure you are an entrepreneur, you will clearly know after reading this book.

HERMAN CAIN , former CEO of the National Restaurant Association and author of This Is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House

My greatest fear in starting King Construction in 1975 was of government regulators who might crush me for ignorance of a bureaucratic interpretation of not a law, but a rule. Todays regulation is an Orwellian monster compared to 1975s. Robert Ringer skillfully maps out the severe repression the progressive agenda imposes on the American entrepreneurial spirit. Our nation was founded on risk taking. Ringer clearly outlines our moral and constitutional foundation and defines the convictions necessary for an entrepreneurs drive for success to overcome fear of failure.

U. S. CONGRESSMAN STEVE KING (R) Iowa

ROBERT RINGER is the author of three #1 bestsellers Restoring the American Dream, Looking Out for #1 , and To Be or Not to Be Intimidated (the completely updated and revised edition of his original classic, Winning Through Intimidation .) The latter two books were listed by the New York Times among the 15 bestselling motivational books of all time. An outspoken and prominent proponent of laissez-faire capitalism and individual freedom, Ringer hosts the highly acclaimed Liberty Education Interview Series , which features interviews with top political, economic, and social leaders on todays most controversial issues.

You can visit his website at RobertRinger.com.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ringer, Robert J.

The entrepreneur : The way back for the U.S. economy / Robert Ringer.1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. EntrepreneurshipUnited States. 2. Small businessUnited StatesManagement. 3. United StatesEconomic policy. I. Title.

HB615.R547 2012

338'.040973dc23 2011053412

ISBN 978-1-4516-2910-1

ISBN 978-1-4516-2912-5 (ebook)

Dedicated to the entrepreneurs of the world, to whom Western civilization owes the highest standard of living mankind has ever known

THE
ENTREPRENEUR

I f youre going to take the time to read this book, I believe you have a right to know a little about my philosophical and ideological roots. I say this because it is these philosophical and ideological roots that form the foundation for the case I set forth on the following pages.

Most people know me as an author, interviewer, and speaker, but I also have entrepreneurial blood running through my veins. And thats an occupation that Im especially proud of in a world overwhelmed by a tsunami of progressivism.