{"product_id":"the-price-of-liberty-paying-for-americas-wars-paperback","title":"The Price of Liberty: Paying for America's Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert D. Hormats\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdmirably comprehensive . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Liberty \u003c\/i\u003eshows that [Hormats] knows his history.--Niall Ferguson, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica's first secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, identified the Revolutionary War debt as a threat to the nation's very existence. Ever since, Hamilton's principles for securing the country through sound finances have guided leaders from Madison and Lincoln to FDR and George H. W. Bush as they have fought to protect the United States--with the invention of the greenback, a progressive income tax, Victory Bond campaigns, and cost-sharing with allies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this bracing work of history, Robert D. Hormats, one of America's leading experts on international finance, argues that the United States must realign its policies on taxes, defense spending, Social Security, Medicare, and oil dependency to safeguard the nation in the coming decades.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert D. Hormats \u003c\/b\u003eis the vice chairman of Goldman Sachs (International) and a managing director of Goldman, Sachs \u0026amp; Co. He has served in numerous presidential administrations and is a former member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations. His articles appear in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761327472928,"sku":"9780805087239","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a69dfe7ccbc5365439ba70e0577dc0cc.webp?v=1780204624","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-price-of-liberty-paying-for-americas-wars-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}