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Author Murray, Charles A.

Title In our hands : a plan to replace the welfare state / Charles Murray
Published Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, 2006

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Description 214 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Introduction -- The framework -- Basic finances -- Retirement -- Health care -- Poverty -- The underclass -- Work disincentives -- The pursuit of happiness in advanced societies -- Vocation -- Marriage -- Community -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. The programs to be eliminated -- Appendix B. Computations of budget projections -- Appendix C. Preliminary thoughts about political feasibility and transition costs -- Appendix D. Assumptions about the costs of the current system versus the costs of the plan
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Basic income -- United States.
Negative income tax -- United States.
Public welfare -- United States -- Finance.
Welfare state -- United States.
SUBJECT United States -- Social policy -- 1993- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006374 -- Economic aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005484
Author American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
LC no. 2005030558
ISBN 0844742236
9780844742236