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The Nature of the Welfare State
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
Author: Sheldon Richman
Country: United States
E-mail: info@fff.org

"Welfare-state programs have three central characteristics: plunder, deception, and obfuscation." (4/97)

Social programs: Whose values do they serve?
Source: Free Nation Foundation/Formulations
Author: Richard Hammer
Country: United States

Unlike the welfare state, private charity unites givers with organizations and philosophies of their choosing. (1994)

Review: A Life of One's Own
Source: Reason
Country: United States

Daniel Shapiro reviews David Kelley's "A Life of One's Own: Individual Rights and the Welfare State." (9/99)

Charity should be consensual
Source: Acton Institute/Valley Morning Star
Author: Rev. Robert A. Sirico
Country: United States

After an encounter with an involuntary contribution to UNICEF, Rev. Sirico muses on the offensiveness of being compelled to support causes you oppose. (10/19/96)

Can charities make up for welfare reform?
Source: Acton Institute/The Tablet
Author: Rev. Robert A. Sirico
Country: United States

To replace the welfare state, charity doesn't need to offer a dollar-for-dollar substitution; it can do a better job of serving the needy with a more flexible approach. (4/22/95)

Information about Lifesharers
Source: Lifesharers
Country: United States

Information about Lifesharers, a voluntary network of organ and tissue donors. "LifeSharers members promise to donate upon their death, but only to other LifeSharers members (unless no LifeSharers member is a suitable match). By directing their donation to fellow members, LifeSharers members create an incentive for others to join."

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