TY - BOOK AU - Murray,Charles A. ED - American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. TI - In our hands: a plan to replace the welfare state SN - 0844742236 AV - HN65 .M85 2006 U1 - 361.680973 22 PY - 2006///] CY - Washington, D.C. PB - AEI Press KW - Basic income KW - United States KW - Negative income tax KW - Public welfare KW - Finance KW - Welfare state KW - Social policy KW - 1993- KW - Economic aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-204) and index; Introduction -- The plan -- Basic finances -- Retirement -- Health care -- Poverty -- The underclass -- Work disincentives -- The pursuit of happiness in advanced societies -- Vocation -- Marriage -- Community -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. The programs to be eliminated -- Appendix B. Computation of budget projections -- Appendix C. Preliminary thoughts about political feasibility and transition costs -- Appendix D. Assumptions about the costs of the current system versus the costs of the plan ER -