Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America | Date: 28 April 2011, 07:04
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The dangers are manifold: Terrorism. Judges who think they+re God (and who are anti-God). Rising economic challenges from China and India. Immigrants and young Americans who know little about American history and values. Can America survive? Yes, says Newt Gingrich, and we as Americans can do more: We can create a safer, more prosperous, and healthier America for our children and grandchildren. How? By enacting a 21st Century Contract with America. When he was Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich issued his first Contract with America. What was the result? Sweeping reform that shocked Washington and spurred an economic recovery for the nation, including: the first major tax cut in sixteen years; real, lasting welfare reform; and four years of balanced budgets. But the challenges now are even starker, and Newt is back with a new plan for American greatness. The challenges of the 21st Century are great, says Newt Gingrich, but so are the opportunities. The decisions we make over the next four years will determine our future. And no book can be more important for making the right choices than Newt Gingrich+s national bestseller Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America.
Amazon.com Review:
According to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, America currently faces five threats that could undermine, if not eliminate, the United States if immediate steps are not taken to correct them. The threats as he sees them are Islamic terrorists and rogue dictatorships armed with nuclear or biological weapons; the removal of God from American public life; a loss of patriotism and sense of America's history; a decline in economic supremacy because of poor science and math education; and the increasing budgetary burden of Social Security and Medicare. To tackle these problems, Gingrich offers his "21st Century Contract with America," which he outlines in great detail in this bold and thought-provoking book. His updated contract, which comes a decade after the original Republican Contract with America that marked the high point of Gingrich's national power, calls for a dramatically simplified tax code that favors savings and investment; government investment in science and technology, particularly regarding space, energy, and the environment; transforming Social Security into personal savings accounts; overhauling the civil justice system to reduce the burden of lawsuits; and updating the federal government, including the privatization of some functions, so that it moves at the speed and effectiveness of the information age. And that's just the beginning. He also calls for tripling the size of America's intelligence community, reforming its election system, developing a more intelligent health care system that creates jobs and increases quality of life, and balancing the federal budget.
Gingrich believes that this ambitious agenda can be accomplished, but only if it receives grassroots support. The entrenched political system, with its lobbyists, bloated bureaucracies, and the complicity of the media, is too self-serving to fix itself, he stresses. Concise and clearly presented, Winning the Future is long on specifics and short on rhetoric, and it succeeds as a springboard for political discourse. Gingrich's aim is clearly to inspire citizens to take responsibility for the county's direction by demanding more of their government and their leaders. --Shawn Carkonen
Summary: Good, but a few holes
Rating: 3
Although some assumptions are made that are questionable, overall the book has a good approach to making government work better. As an example, Newt suggests moving a lot of the power back to the people as would be the case in a pure democracy, but that has been shown to be counterproductive. Unless the general population is willing to sacrifice their immediate gratification for long term success, then they will simply vote for those who will sacrifice the country as a whole for their local concerns. Another example is the assumption that as soon as we go to electronic health records and can reduce the fraud in the system, that those perpetrating the fraud won't simply find other ways to do it. Other than these types of assumptions however, there are many salient points that should be addressed and implemented to reduce our governmental bureaucracy.
Stephen R. Melvin
author of:
Keeping Our Neighborhoods Safe and Keeping Our Chemical Facilities Safe
Summary: Winning the Future
Rating: 5
Informative book with great insight. Ordered and gave a copy to each of my adult children.
Very readable book. I think this book qualifies as a 'must read.'
Summary: A Return to What Made This Country Great
Rating: 5
I just finished reading the book, and I must say that it was impressive. While I would have preferred more details for accomplishing the goals of the new contract, I do believe it is a very good starting point for a Republican platform to retake the Congress in 2010. Newt is 100% correct in his writings that if the private sector can do something better than the government, then why isn't the government making the most effective and efficient use of our tax dollars by using the private company?
Our country has slipped to the point of letting the world lead us, both through secular beliefs, economic policies, and even to the point of foriegn laws having too much influence in the Supreme Court's interpretation of our own Constitution. The world does not lead America, America leads the world!
The bloated bureaucracy and constant stalemates that plague our government must be eliminated as Newt states throughout his book. It made me want to call Capitol Hill and echo the words of the great Ronald Reagan (with one change): "Mrs. Pelosi, tear down this wall!" In this case it's not a wall of oppression, but a wall of ineffectiveness, inefficiency, and an outright laughable view of what this country needs.
Summary: Newt for president!
Rating: 5
After reading this book I am convinced this is the man to follow. I look forward to reading the next, and I hope one day he considers running for president.
Summary: Why is this man not a choice for the upcoming election?
Rating: 5
Newt makes so much sense in his spoken word as well as here in his book. I only wish more people would read it and get a clue.
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