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Stealing from each other : how the welfare state robs Americans of money and spirit, Edgar K. Browning

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Summary
Egalitarians claim, for instance, that markets are unfair and that we must have redistributive policies to produce "social justice." This reasoning supposedly justifies the two-thirds of federal spending that simply robs Peter to pay Paul. We are stealing from each other. Browning's research and trenchant analysis show that: -Almost all U.S. citizens are harmed by the welfare state--even many of its apparent beneficiaries.-Welfare-state policies have large hidden costs which all told have reduced the average income of Americans by about 25 percent.-There is much less inequality and poverty than is commonly believed.-Most taxpayers will receive less back from Social Security than they put in. Provocative? Indeed. But such conclusions result from the most thorough going economic analysis of the modern welfare state yet written. Written for a general audience, Stealing from Each Other covers everything informed citizens need to know about inequality, poverty, welfare, Social Security, taxation, and the true costs of government redistributive policies
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xii, 226 pages
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Egalitarianism and the market
  • Inequality
  • Group inequalities
  • Incomes around the world
  • Poverty
  • Our trillion dollar welfare system
  • Social security and medicare
  • More transfers
  • Taxation
  • The (many) costs of transfers
  • Just say no
  • Notes
  • Index
Isbn
9780313348228
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Label
Stealing from each other : how the welfare state robs Americans of money and spirit
Title
Stealing from each other
Title remainder
how the welfare state robs Americans of money and spirit
Statement of responsibility
Edgar K. Browning
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Egalitarians claim, for instance, that markets are unfair and that we must have redistributive policies to produce "social justice." This reasoning supposedly justifies the two-thirds of federal spending that simply robs Peter to pay Paul. We are stealing from each other. Browning's research and trenchant analysis show that: -Almost all U.S. citizens are harmed by the welfare state--even many of its apparent beneficiaries.-Welfare-state policies have large hidden costs which all told have reduced the average income of Americans by about 25 percent.-There is much less inequality and poverty than is commonly believed.-Most taxpayers will receive less back from Social Security than they put in. Provocative? Indeed. But such conclusions result from the most thorough going economic analysis of the modern welfare state yet written. Written for a general audience, Stealing from Each Other covers everything informed citizens need to know about inequality, poverty, welfare, Social Security, taxation, and the true costs of government redistributive policies
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Browning, Edgar K
Index
index present
LC call number
HV91
LC item number
.B713 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Public welfare
  • Welfare state
  • Public welfare
  • Social policy
  • Welfare state
  • Sozialstaat
  • Sozialhilfe
  • Soziale Ungleichheit
  • Sozialpolitik
  • Soziale Ungleichheit
  • Sozialhilfe
  • Sozialpolitik
  • Sozialstaat
  • United States
  • United States
  • USA
  • USA
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Stealing from each other : how the welfare state robs Americans of money and spirit, Edgar K. Browning
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-218) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Egalitarianism and the market -- Inequality -- Group inequalities -- Incomes around the world -- Poverty -- Our trillion dollar welfare system -- Social security and medicare -- More transfers -- Taxation -- The (many) costs of transfers -- Just say no -- Notes -- Index
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xii, 226 pages
Isbn
9780313348228
Lccn
2007042511
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)176861127
Label
Stealing from each other : how the welfare state robs Americans of money and spirit, Edgar K. Browning
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-218) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Egalitarianism and the market -- Inequality -- Group inequalities -- Incomes around the world -- Poverty -- Our trillion dollar welfare system -- Social security and medicare -- More transfers -- Taxation -- The (many) costs of transfers -- Just say no -- Notes -- Index
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xii, 226 pages
Isbn
9780313348228
Lccn
2007042511
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)176861127

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