Monday 18 May 2009

*The Welfare State We're In*

*BOOK FORUM
Monday, May 18, 2009
12:00 PM (Luncheon to Follow)*

Featuring the author, *James Bartholomew*, columnist for the *Daily
Telegraph* and the *Daily Mail*; with comments by *Dr. Wendell Primus*,
Senior Policy Advisor on Budget and Health Issues to Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Moderated by *Michael Tanner*, Senior Fellow, Health and Welfare Studies,
Cato Institute.

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"A splendid book. A devastating critique of the welfare state. A
page-turner, yet also extensively sourced. I congratulate Mr. Bartholomew."
– Milton Friedman

In this controversial book, James Bartholomew argues that the welfare state
in Britain has resulted in a generation of badly educated and dependent
citizens, leading to lives of deprivation for thousands and undermining the
original intent behind its creation in the 1940s. Has the welfare state
really led to more harm than good? What does this imply for the
ever-expanding welfare state in the United States?