On Borrowed Time How the Growth in Entitlement Spending Threatens America's Future |
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Author:
| Peterson, Peter G. Howe, Neil |
ISBN: | 978-1-55815-003-4 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1988 |
Publisher: | I C S Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Entitlements represent one of the largest and fastest-growing portions of the federal budget. They are regarded as sacrosanct by lawmakers, yet many people see them as one of the greatest threats to the American Dream. This volume argues that by sacrifi cing the future in order to pay ever-larger federal benefits through programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and federal pensions,entitlement spending has become a crushing burden to American workers.
Entitlements represent one of the largest and fastest-growing portions of the federal budget. They are regarded as sacrosanct by lawmakers, yet many people see them as one of the greatest threats to the American Dream. This volume argues that by sacrifi cing the future in order to pay ever-larger federal benefits through programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and federal pensions,entitlement spending has become a crushing burden to American workers.