Taft published his second book with co-author Gillian Steward, "Clear Answers: The Economics and Politics of For-Profit Medicine", in 2000. In it, they argue "There is overwhelming evidence that private health care hasn't worked elsewhere and won't work in Alberta", that private healthcare would increase costs and lengthen waiting lists, that privatization of healthcare is irreversible, and that it would allow American healthcare providers to compete with Alberta's public system. The book also argues that the provincial government had systematically starved the public health system in order to make private healthcare a tempting alternative to the public model. The book, like its predecessor, topped local bestseller lists and appeared on national bestseller lists.