Dependent on D. C. : The Rise of Federal Control over the Lives of Ordinary Americans

by Charlotte A. Twight

• ISBN13: 9780312294151
• ISBN10: 0312294158
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2002-01-12
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Dependent on D.C. is a compelling new book that raises serious questions about the future of liberty in America. Charlotte A. Twight proves beyond doubt that the growth of dependence on government in the past seventy years has not been accidental, that its creation has been bipartisan, and that it is accelerating. She reveals a universal tactic used by federal officials to expand government authority over the lives of all Americans and exposes the many forms this tactic has taken. Twight shows how growing federal power--driven by legislation, validated by Supreme Court decisions, and accelerated by presidential ambition--has eroded the rule of law in our nation, leaving almost no activity that the central government cannot at its discretion regulate, manipulate, or prohibit. A constitutional counterrevolution has occurred in America--one so profound that few today can imagine Americans free of dependence on government. Dependent on D.C. shows why Americans have not resisted this expansion of federal power and reveals the daunting magnitude of the changes needed to reverse our nation's spiral into dependency. In these uncertain times, Dependent on D.C. is the book Americans need to read when thinking about the future of their individual liberty in a country long committed to the ideal of personal freedom.

Author Biography

Charlotte Twight is Professor of Economics at Boise State University and also holds a degree in law. She is the author of America's Emerging Fascist Economy and lives in Boise, Idaho.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
The Evolution of Dependence	1	(18)
The Universal Tactic	19	(36)
Social Security: Guaranteeing Dependence of the Elderly	55	(32)
Income Tax Withholding: The Infrastructure of Dependence	87	(46)
Public Education: Imprinting the Next Generation	133	(52)
Health Care Controls: Exploiting Human Vulnerability	185	(50)
Systematic Federal Surveillance of Ordinary Americans	235	(42)
Evisceration of the Rule of Law	277	(34)
Designing Dependence, Acquiring Control	311	(28)
Notes	339	(70)
Index	409

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