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The Rats Are in the Cheese: One Hedgehog's Political Journey

 
 
The Rats Are in the Cheese: One Hedgehog's Political Journey
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The Rats Are in the Cheese: One Hedgehog's Political Journey

In his new book The Rats are in the Cheese, author and satirist Jon Zagrodzky examines one of the most troubling domestic issues we face in the United States: a dysfunctional tax system. Unfair and economically flawed, our tax code encourages corruption in elected officials, rewards manipulation by wealthy and powerful interests, and is steadily eroding public confidence in our system of government. Picking up where George Orwell's Animal Farm ends, this book clearly spells out the dilemma that confronts us and proposes an intelligent solution that will appeal to ordinary taxpayers frustrated by the current system. It will change how readers think about tax reform.

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Product Details:
Author: Jon Zagrodzky
Paperback: 150 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: August 13, 2007
Language: English
ISBN: 1419670522
Package Length: 8.9 inches
Package Width: 6.0 inches
Package Height: 0.5 inches
Package Weight: 0.4 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 2 reviews
 
 

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5Too much government help doesn't  Jan 20, 2008
The animals left Animal Farm (Orwell's) and formed a new free society on an island with cheese as currency. The helpers (rats) came along and before they knew it there was so much help that the animals society was sinking from the weight of those who added nothing. The regulators, the inspectors, the tax men and all the other busybodies are there, helping people with things they had done better by themselves, enmeshing them by giving them something they thought someone else was paying for, just like us today.

The book ends with a proposal to simplify the tax system to one rate, with a nominal wealth tax from those who can well afford it and new safeguards against creeping taxism. Points to ponder as the burden of government becomes greater.



5Suprisingly Great Read  Oct 01, 2007
Not often a fan of sequels, I read this book because George Orwell's Animal Farm is one of my favorite tomes of all time. I was quite surprised that this author was able to match the imagery and relevance of the original while introducing new characters and addressing the problems of a different society. This book opened my mind to new thoughts regarding the US tax code, and gave me hope that there may be an actual remedy for our broken system. In the spirit of the Godfather Part II, this read was equally as good and thought provoking as the original. Congratulations to the author.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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