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"How tethered are you?" That's what Sheldon Richman starts out asking in this indispensable book laying bare "the theory and practice of the welfare state." Chances are Richman's answer will widen the eyes even of those who think they're familiar with the welfare states milestones, such as the New Deal. The author digs deeper, unearthing not just milestones but also the very foundation stones of the welfare state. And he shows how deeply welfare-state thinking has penetrated American society. Richman unmasks the conceptual trickery inherent in the term "welfare," explains who benefits and who loses from it, and exploring democracy's dark side -- reveals how wrong it is to claim that the electorate has deliberately voted the welfare state into place. Moreover, he exposes the fraud of recent welfare "reform." As the author demonstrates, "welfare" isn't just for the poor. It never has been. Two of the foundation stones Richman examines are Bismarckian Germany's "social insurance," which went hand in hand with protection for industry, and post-Civil War America's vast system of veterans pensions, which came in handy for buying votes. And as for the "poor" themselves, readers will disc

Author

Sheldon L Richman

Publisher

Fairfax, VA: Future of Freedom Foundation

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781890687014