Title: Please Read the Book Before Criticizing
Review: Mr. Phillips book is well-researched and carefully written. And whether one agrees with him or not, a customer-reviewer at least owes him the effort to actually read the book before criticizing it. Careful scrutiny of most of the one- and two-star reviews posted on here strongly suggest that his worst critics have not got past the dust jacket. A one-star review begins: "I didn't buy this book, but browsed it at our local Borders, so perhaps I missed a few points." Another reviewer worries about the influence of Carl (sic) Marx. Mr. Phillips is also subject to ad hominem attacks for being associated with Richard Nixon 30 years ago or for having written another book 12 years ago that some reviewers didn't like. Wealth & Democracy should be thoroughly read and then carefully critiqued, not blasted with emotional invective that adds nothing to a genuine debate about the book's ideas.
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