Op-Ed Columnist: Thurston Howell Romney

In 1980, about 30 percent of Americans received some form of government benefits. Today, as Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute has pointed out, about 49 percent do. In 1960, government transfers to individuals totaled $24 billion. By Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Pamela Hogle - Sep 18, 2012 - 12:23 AM PDT
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