In our hands : a plan to replace the welfare state / Charles Murray.

Author: Murray, Charles A.

Imprint:Washington, D.C. : AEI Press ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, c2006.

Descriptionxiii, 214 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Note:Introduction -- The framework -- The plan -- Basic finances -- Immediate effects -- Retirement -- Health care -- Poverty -- The underclass -- Work disincentives -- The larger purpose -- The pursuit of happiness in advanced societies -- Vocation -- Marriage -- Community -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Appendix A. The programs to be eliminated -- Appendix B. Computations of budget projections -- Appendix C. Tax rates and after-tax income under the current system and the plan -- Appendix D. Assumptions about the costs of the current system versus the costs of the plan.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-204) and index.

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