Take the Rich Off Welfare

by Arthur Naiman, Mark Zepezauer, Dashka Slater

Thank God the U.S. government has begun to cut funding of the arts, humanities, and social services ... but what are they going to do with all that surplus cash? Although the popular media has been... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878825313
• ISBN13: 9781878825315
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: South End Press
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Very Good Compilation

This book is short and sweet, and does exactly what it sets out to do--provides the reader with scads of well-documented instances of graft, the magnitude of certain of which is extremely disconcerting. The media doesn't cover much of this, either. The book is well-organized with the most outrageous facts at the beginning, so you can literally read just the first 25 pages or so and come away informed about the biggest scams in the book (which are BIG). If this doesn't make you mad, you need to take your pulse.

awesome

Hope he updates this after Bush leaves office since there'll be much more governmental waste to report on! Tis book made me laugh, cry and want to vomit at many occasions to hear about the wasteful spending and tax breaks for the rich and superrich in America. I'm a social worker and proud advocate for social equality, and reading this makes my heart hurt for all of America's poor and the rich in our country who live the high life at their expense.

Short and to the point!

The next time some smug nabob starts muttering under his/her breath about the drain on our economy caused by the proverbial `welfare mother' (you know, the one that's driving the Cadillac), you can put em' in their place armed with the wealth of info contained in this short but well written little book.As `Take the Rich Off Welfare' aptly points out, welfare really does suck a lot of money from our treasury, but it's not the poor and needy in this country that benefits from this bonanza. As a matter of fact the word `wealthfare' is more applicable, because that's who's really benefiting- the wealthy.Very brief, but meticulously researched and with sources to back up every fact, `Take the Rich off Welfare' is a great introduction to the big wide world of graft in America. If you've ever been curious about who has their foot in the back door of the treasury- check out this fine book.

Enraging and revealing study of subsidies,etc. to the rich.

This is the most comprehensive summary of tax write-offs, subsidies and other welfare schemes favoring the affluent and powerful that I have ever encountered. Well documented! Should enrage the average tax payer.

Oh, one example disproves a whole book, I see....

The reader below has missed the point. This is a marvelous book that would be beneficial for every American to read.