America's Entitlement Society / by Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series.

"There has been an enormous shift in the American attitude about government assistance in recent years. Previously, it was viewed as something one refrained from using unless absolutely necessary. Today, welfare, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, public education, and hundreds of other federal pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Champions of freedom.
Other Authors: Cain, Herman
Marini, John A.
Arnn, Larry P.
Bandow, Doug
Moore, Stephen
Hoenig, Jonathan
Von Mises, Ludwig, 1881-1973
Language:English
Published: Hillsdale, MI : Hillsdale College Press, 2008.
Series:Champions of freedom.
Subjects:
United States Social Programs.
Social Programs > Entitlements > United States.
Equality and Inequality > Social Programs > United States.
Entitlement spending > United States.
Physical Description:116 pages ; 22 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Opportunity or entitlement? / Herman Cain
  • Roosevelt's or Reagan's America? A time for choosing / John Marini
  • A return to the Constitution / Larry P. Arnn
  • The history and track record of Social Security / Doug Bandow
  • Replacing the welfare state with a negative income tax on steroids / Charles Murray
  • Disaster relief as an entitlement / Stephen Moore
  • Entitlement vs. America / Jonathan Hoenig
  • On equality and inequality / Ludwig von Mises.