![In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State by [Murray, Charles]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51mmJrkfpXL._SY346_.jpg)
Murray, a libertarian, says the government should do what the government does best -- write checks! He proposes the government should supply a stipend for every adult. This starts at 10,000, plus 3,000 dedicated to health insurance, no strings attached. This amount, he proposes, would constitute a living (if meager) income for everyone. The stipend gradually reduces to nil once the total income of an individual reaches $60,000. In exchange, all government programs should be eliminated, including social security, medicare, and medicaid.
He maintains that this plan will change major dynamics of our society. For example, it will minimize government influence to achieve soi-disant desirable ends through the power of the purse. It will, he maintains, incentivize individuals to make responsible decisions. For instance, it will encourage people to form stable relationships, because two can live better on $20,000 per year than one on $10,000. He says this no-strings-attached stipend will incentivize private charity, as was the norm through the early part of the Twentieth Century. He describes other ramifications of this plan which will, generally empower individuals, and reduce their dependence on government programs.
His arguments are persuasive to me, but I can't work through their nuances or address the many obvious objections to the idea of a no-strings-attached stipend for everyone in a brief review. The book itself, though, works through many of these and outlines the wide scope of changes that such a plan would bring about. No matter whether the reader agrees with the conclusions or not, the book may stimulate thought and discussion.
- File Size: 1731 KB
- Print Length: 152 pages
- Publisher: AEI Press; Revised and Updated edition (June 2, 2016)
- Publication Date: June 2, 2016
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B01G9GCCI6
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- #654 in Economic Policy & Development (Kindle Store)
- #244 in Social Services & Welfare (Kindle Store)
- #282 in Social Policy
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