Man vs. The Welfare State

In this 1969 work, Henry Hazlitt explains why politicians who promise salvation through government are dangerous. Among the essays: Instant Utopia Salvation Through Government Spending "We Owe It To Ourselves" Consequences of Dollar Debasement The High Cost of Wage Hikes Price Controls More on Price Controls Who Protects the Consumer? Famines Are Government-Made Runaway Relief and Social Insecurity Income Without Work Fallacies of the Negative Income Tax Can We Guarantee Jobs? Soaking the Rich Soaking the Corporations Government Planning vs. Economic Growth Government As Prosperity-Maker Uruguay: Welfare State Gone Wild Inflation Is Worldwide The Case for the Gold Standard The Fallacy of Foreign Aid Government Unlimited From Spencer's 1884 to Orwell's 1984 The Task Confronting Libertarians What We Can Do About It