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A Life of One's Own

Individual Rights and the Welfare State

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A Life of One's Own

By: David Kelley
Narrated by: Scott R. Smith
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The welfare state rests on the assumption that people have rights to food, shelter, health care, retirement income, and other goods provided by the government.

David Kelley examines the historical origins of that assumption, and the rationale used to support it today.

©1998 Cato Institute (P)2017 The Atlas Society
Ethics & Morality Freedom & Security Philosophy Politics & Government Social Policy Capitalism Socialism Liberalism Health Care Government Taxation Economic Inequality

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