The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes, Paperback

Contributor(s):

• Author: Stephen Holmes
• Author: Cass R. Sunstein

The simple insight that all legally enforceable rights cost money reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Drawing from these practical, commonsense notions, The Cost of Rights provides a useful corrective to the all-or-nothing feel of much political debate nowadays (The Economist)."