Government Is the Problem: Memoirs of Ronald Reagan's Welfare Reformer - Hardcover

Carleson, Robert B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0978650239 ISBN 13: 9780978650230

Verlag: AMP PUBL GROUP, 2010

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Book by Carleson Robert B

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"Bob Carleson was the guiding light and hand behind the historic 1996 Welfare Reform Act. We were all standing on the shoulders of the 'quiet giant.' And, oh, by the way, he had provided the same leadership to Governor Reagan on his historic California Welfare Reform Act in 1971. This book is an invaluable history of an invaluable contribution to American law and human dignity."--Tony Blankley, author of "American Grit: What It Will Take to Survive and Win in the 21st Century"

"Without Bob Carleson, Ronald Reagan's dream of welfare reform never would have become a reality. Bob was a man of unmatched tenacity and devotion to conservative ideals--and should be remembered as one of the most remarkable figures of our age."--Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, former editor-in-chief, "Reader's Digest"

"Welfare, both its destructive tendencies and the ways it can be made to help rather than hold people back, are two of the most challenging issues in politics. Bob Carleson was present--and instrumental--at the creation of welfare reform with Ronald Reagan, when the Gipper was governor. And he pioneered many of the reforms that culminated in the pathbreaking federal welfare reform of 1996--one of the most successful public policy changes in history."--John Fund, "Wall Street Journal"

"Bob is considered by many to be the man who had the most to do with Ronald Reagan's journey from the governorship of California to the Oval Office. As we worked together in the 'Reagan Revolution, ' it became clear to me that Bob Carleson was no mere number-cruncher or policy wonk. . . . Carleson cared so much about the poor that he devoted the majority of his adult life to trying to reform the failed programs that were creating generational poverty and cycles of dependency. . . . And in the process he remembered that every dollar that went to help the truly needy came out of the pockets of America's taxpayers."--Gary Bauer in "The Weekly Standard"

"Bob Carleson was one of this country's finest public servants--ever. A welfare reform pioneer, he enabled then-governor Ronald Reagan to salvage California from bankruptcy--and help the desperately needy to boot. His ideas, incorporated into the hugely successful 1996 federal welfare law, were also critical in elevating Reagan into the Oval Office. Teddy Kennedy may have been the Lion of the Senate; Bob was a Lion for America."--Allan H. Ryskind, former editor and owner of "Human Events"

Bob Carleson was the guiding light and hand behind the historic 1996 Welfare Reform Act. We were all standing on the shoulders of the quiet giant. And, oh, by the way, he had provided the same leadership to Governor Reagan on his historic California Welfare Reform Act in 1971. This book is an invaluable history of an invaluable contribution to American law and human dignity. Tony Blankley, author of "American Grit: What It Will Take to Survive and Win in the 21st Century""

Without Bob Carleson, Ronald Reagan s dream of welfare reform never would have become a reality. Bob was a man of unmatched tenacity and devotion to conservative ideals and should be remembered as one of the most remarkable figures of our age. Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, former editor-in-chief, "Reader s Digest""

Welfare, both its destructive tendencies and the ways it can be made to help rather than hold people back, are two of the most challenging issues in politics. Bob Carleson was present and instrumental at the creation of welfare reform with Ronald Reagan, when the Gipper was governor. And he pioneered many of the reforms that culminated in the pathbreaking federal welfare reform of 1996 one of the most successful public policy changes in history. John Fund, "Wall Street Journal""

Bob Carleson was one of this country s finest public servants ever. A welfare reform pioneer, he enabled then-governor Ronald Reagan to salvage California from bankruptcy and help the desperately needy to boot. His ideas, incorporated into the hugely successful 1996 federal welfare law, were also critical in elevating Reagan into the Oval Office. Teddy Kennedy may have been the Lion of the Senate; Bob was a Lion for America. Allan H. Ryskind, former editor and owner of "Human Events""

Bob is considered by many to be the man who had the most to do with Ronald Reagan s journey from the governorship of California to the Oval Office. As we worked together in the Reagan Revolution, it became clear to me that Bob Carleson was no mere number-cruncher or policy wonk. . . . Carleson cared so much about the poor that he devoted the majority of his adult life to trying to reform the failed programs that were creating generational poverty and cycles of dependency. . . . And in the process he remembered that every dollar that went to help the truly needy came out of the pockets of America s taxpayers. Gary Bauer in "The Weekly Standard""

Reseña del editor

When Barack Obama with great fanfare signed the 2009 stimulus bill, he quietly gutted America’s most successful domestic policy achievement—the 1996 welfare reform. This revolutionary policy had freed millions of Americans from the shackles of dependency. There was no legitimate reason to undo what had succeeded, and the moral and economic costs will be huge. The facts are clear: welfare reform worked for America. And we urgently need to relearn why.

Government Is the Problem is the story of a broken welfare system that needed to be fixed, of a great leader named Ronald Reagan who said that it could be fixed, of doubters who said that it could not be fixed, and of the man—Robert B. Carleson—who fixed it. Carleson pioneered the true reform that reversed a growing dependence on the welfare state and moved America away from the ruinous path of income redistribution.

Much has been written about welfare reform over the years – a lot of it by people who had no involvement with the process. But in this book the real story of how welfare was fixed is told. Bob Carleson has left a fascinating memoir of the insights and ideas that motivated welfare reform; of the controversies and obstacles that threatened to derail it; and of the principles that must be followed to direct scarce public resources to the truly needy.

With the country in economic crisis, Americans are asking questions about government intervention in the economy, about individual responsibility, and about the future of our children’s freedom. What could be more poignant than a testimonial from the man who proved that government is, indeed, the problem?

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• Verlag: AMP PUBL GROUP
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0978650239
• ISBN 13: 9780978650230
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 186
• Herausgeber: Carleson Susan A., Zeiger Hans