The tyranny of dead ideas : letting go of the old ways of thinking to unleash a new prosperity / Matt Miller.

Includes index.

Pt. 1. Today's dead ideas: The kids will earn more than we do -- Free trade is "good" (no matter how many people get hurt) -- Your company should take care of you -- Taxes hurt the economy (and they're always too high) -- Schools are a local matter -- Money follows merit -- The tyranny of dead ideas -- Pt. 2. Tomorrow's destined ideas: Only government can save business -- Only business can save liberalism -- Only higher taxes can save the economy (and the planet) -- Only the (lower) upper class can save us from inequality -- Only better living can save sagging paychecks -- Only a dose of "nationalization" can save local schools -- Only lessons from abroad can save American ideals -- From dead to destined ideas -- Afterword: Burying dead ideas in business and beyond.