02458nam 2200613 a 450 991081515410332120230801225214.01-283-69203-11-59947-436-0(CKB)2670000000277846(EBL)1043737(OCoLC)817224581(SSID)ssj0000756421(PQKBManifestationID)12297248(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756421(PQKBWorkID)10749566(PQKB)11518422(MiAaPQ)EBC1043737(MiAaPQ)EBC6232939(Au-PeEL)EBL1043737(CaPaEBR)ebr10614224(CaONFJC)MIL400453(MiAaPQ)EBC30753315(Au-PeEL)EBL30753315(EXLCZ)99267000000027784620121026d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA nation of takers America's entitlement epidemic /Nicholas Eberstadt1st ed.West Conshohocken, Pa. Templeton Press20121 online resource (145 p.)New Threats to Freedom SeriesNew threats to freedom seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-59947-435-2 Includes bibliographical references.pt. I. America's growing dependency on government entitlements -- pt. II. Dissenting points of view.In A Nation of Takers: America's Entitlement Epidemic, one of our country's foremost demographers, Nicholas Eberstadt, details the exponential growth in entitlement spending over the past fifty years. As he notes, in 1960, entitlement payments accounted for well under a third of the federal government's total outlays. Today, entitlement spending accounts for a full two-thirds of the federal budget. Drawing on an impressive array of data and employing a range of easy- to- read, four color charts, Eberstadt shows the unchecked spiral of spending on a range of entitlements, eveNew threats to freedom series.Entitlement spendingUnited StatesEntitlement spending336.39Eberstadt Nick1955-1605027MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815154103321A nation of takers4100018UNINA