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A New American Tea Party: The Counterrevolution Against Bailouts, Handouts, Reckless Spending, and More Taxes
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jan 2010, Pages: 336
An engaging look behind the modern day tax tea parties.
What has driven hundreds of thousands of people to take to the streets in protest since late February, 2009? A cry of 'enough' government expansion and interference and reassertion of individual liberty: a first principle that became a rallying cry behind a movement. A New American Tea Party presents the voices behind the growing discontent among every day citizens with increased government taxation, spending, and intervention.
Author John M. O'Hara - a rising star in the conservative/libertarian movement - played an integral role in starting the first modern day tea party in February of 2008, an effort that sparked off a nation wide movement. On tax day in April 2009, hundreds of thousands of citizens gathered in more than 800 cities to voice their opposition to out of control spending at all levels of government. In August, citizens in every state of the union made their voices heard at congressional town hall meetings. On September 12, 2009 over half a million people marched on the U.S. Capitol.
A New American Tea Party explains how these protests evolved and were organized, and distills the results-including the often bizarre media backlashes-of the movement, the philosophy behind the movement, and the road ahead. Written by one of the leading organizers behind the protests, this book shows you how the costs of bailouts and other excessive government interference today is philosophically incompatible with the founding principles of our nation and simply unsustainable for future generations.
Skillfully lays out the case against excessive government interference and why the tea party movement is necessary and significant
Written by one of the top organizers and leaders of the tea party movement
Offers a look into current and future policy battles and how the movement will grow in response
If you're concerned with the growth of government, the state of the union we will pass on to the next generation, and you want to see a roadmap for a better way forward, then you need to read A New American Tea Party.
A New American Tea Party is a book about the growing discontent with increased government spending festering for years but exploding on the scene with the bailouts in response to the economic crisis. Starting with an unscripted rant by a CNBC reporter unknown to most Americans, it quickly grew among a grassroots contingency through social networks to become front page news on April 15, 2009. Portrayed as a conservative (or FOX News) tantrum by some, those who drove it beg to differ: they took time off from work to protest excessive government spending that began over a decade ago but that has culminated in taxpayer financing for companies and business and taxpayer handouts to special interest groups that ensure votes. Meanwhile, an increasingly smaller share of people pay a larger share of taxes - taxes that are sure to grow to pay the bills that will come due.The biggest criticism of the tea party protests, even among their supporters, was that they seemed to lack focus and thus were easily co-opted by friends and foes. A New American Tea Party lays out the tea party/tax revolt case in one place, tying it all together, and offers solutions. It explains how the protests were organized and makes a case for continuing protests and presents a call to action and how to accomplish it. Written by two of the leading organizers behind the protests, this book will become the tax protester manifesto that will carry forward a protest that will grow as the cost of the bailout increases and taxes are increased at federal and local levels.
Reviews:
'Finally, an accurate overview of the modern tea party movement that has been well researched and without an agenda. While it's obvious that O'Hara is attuned and sympathetic to the cause, he does try and be as objective as possible. . . , this should be required reading for all journalists who are reporting on the tea party saga. . . What is most useful is the fact that he realizes that those involved are motivated with a frustration of politicians of all parties. It is not a left and right issue. . . a well written book on a subject that is very much in the public eye. If you are seeking an accurate [account] of what has transpired so far, then this is the book for you.'
—Blogcritics.org
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