Take the Rich Off Welfare — How Hidden Subsidies Redistribute Upward
What if the welfare system people argue about most is only the part that is easiest to see?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Using Take the Rich Off Welfare by Mark Zepezauer and Arthur Naiman as our lens, this Deep Dive investigates how tax breaks, subsidies, bailouts, procurement practices, and other government policies can transfer public resources upward while attracting far less scrutiny than conventional welfare programs.
Writing in the mid-1990s, Zepezauer and Naiman estimate roughly $448 billion a year in what they call “wealthfare” for…
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