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A Nation of Takers

A Nation of Takers. Nicholas Eberstadt Henry Wendt Chair In Political Economy American Enterprise Institute eberstadt@aei.org June 20, 2012.

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A Nation of Takers

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  1. A Nation of Takers Nicholas Eberstadt Henry Wendt Chair In Political Economy American Enterprise Institute eberstadt@aei.org June 20, 2012

  2. Source: Transfers- US Bureau of Economic Analysis, http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi/drill.cfm?selTable=SA35&selLineCode=20&selYears=2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980&rformat=Display. Accessed February 1, 2012

  3. Source: Transfers- US Bureau of Economic Analysis, http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi/drill.cfm?selTable=SA35&selLineCode=20&selYears=2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980&rformat=Display. Accessed February 1, 2012

  4. Source: Transfers- US Bureau of Economic Analysis, http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi/drill.cfm?selTable=SA35&selLineCode=20&selYears=2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980&rformat=Display. Accessed February 1, 2012 CPI- US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer price index. Available at ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt. Accessed February 1, 2012. Population- US Census International Data Base, http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php, Accessed February 1, 2012.

  5. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, available at http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi/drill.cfm?selTable=SA35&selLineCode=20&selYears=2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980&rformat=Display

  6. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, available at http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi/drill.cfm?selTable=SA35&selLineCode=20&selYears=2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980&rformat=Display

  7. 1969 Source: The New York Times, February 11, 2012, The Geography of Government Benefits, http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/02/12/us/entitlement-map.html?ref=us

  8. 2009 Source: The New York Times, February 11, 2012, The Geography of Government Benefits, http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/02/12/us/entitlement-map.html?ref=us

  9. Source: Sara Murray. “Nearly Half of U.S. Lives in Household Receiving Government Benefit,” Wall Street Journal, 5 October, 2011.

  10. Source: Ke Bin Wu. “Receipt of Entitlement and Other Safety-net Program Benefits Among Families in 2011,” AARP Public Policy Institute, April 2007.

  11. Percentage of U.S. Households Receiving Means Tested Public Benefits , 1979-2009 Households Receiving Public Benefits vs. Unemployment Rate Source: Family Poverty Rate: US Census Bureau Historical Poverty Tables- Families, http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/families.html, Accessed January 17, 2012. Household percents: US Census Bureau Statistical Abstract, 1980-2012, http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/, Accessed January 27, 2012, and Sara Murray, “Nearly Half of U.S. Lives in Household Receiving Government Benefit,” Wall Street Journal, 5 October 2011, http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/10/05/nearly-half-of-households-receive-some-government-benefit/ Unemployment: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/, Accessed January 30, 2012

  12. Persons Living in Households Receiving Selected Noncash Benefits: 2009, by age and ethnicity Source: 2012 Statistical Abstract, Table 543, http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/social_insurance_human_services.html Accessed February 1, 2012.

  13. Disconnect: Households receiving means tested public benefits (%) vs. Unemployment Rate, 1979-2009 Households Receiving Public Benefits vs. Unemployment Rate Source: Family Poverty Rate: US Census Bureau Historical Poverty Tables- Families, http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/families.html, Accessed January 17, 2012. Household percents: US Census Bureau Statistical Abstract, 1980-2012, http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/, Accessed January 27, 2012, and Sara Murray, “Nearly Half of U.S. Lives in Household Receiving Government Benefit,” Wall Street Journal, 5 October 2011, http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/10/05/nearly-half-of-households-receive-some-government-benefit/ Unemployment: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/, Accessed January 30, 2012

  14. Disconnect, Part II Percent of household receiving selected public benefits vs. Family Poverty Rate Source: Family Poverty Rate: US Census Bureau Historical Poverty Tables- Families, http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/families.html, Accessed January 17, 2012. Household percents: US Census Bureau Statistical Abstract, 1980-2012, http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/, Accessed January 27, 2012, and Sara Murray, “Nearly Half of U.S. Lives in Household Receiving Government Benefit,” Wall Street Journal, 5 October 2011, http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/10/05/nearly-half-of-households-receive-some-government-benefit/

  15. Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet, accessed June 15, 2012.

  16. Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet, accessed February 27, 2012.

  17. Those Hard-Working Greeks… Labor Force Participation Rate for Males 35-39: USA vs. Greece, 1976-2011 Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet, accessed February 27, 2012. International Labor Office: http://laborsta.ilo.org/STP/guest , Accessed on February 27, 2012

  18. 47.1% of Spanish speakers in USA over 5 years of age 2006-08 speak English “Less Than Very Well” Percent of men 25 and older without a high school degree in 2011: African American: 16.2 Hispanic: 36.4 Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://data.bls.gov/pdq/querytool.jsp?survey=ln, Accessed on February 27, 2012 . Hispanic Language: http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/language/ Education: http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2011/tables.html

  19. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, available at http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi/drill.cfm?selTable=SA35&selLineCode=20&selYears=2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980&rformat=Display White House Office of Management and Budget, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals, Table 15.6.

  20. Source: The Human Mortality Database, http://www.mortality.org/cgi-bin/hmd/country.php?cntr=USA&level=1 , Accessed on February 27, 2012 . Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2010, http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2010/ accessed February 27, 2012 . The Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet, accessed February 27, 2012.

  21. Source: White House Office of Management and Budget, Historical Tables, Table 3.2- Outlays by Function and Subfunction. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals. Accessed 18 April 2012.

  22. Crowded Out Military Spending vs. Government Transfers to Individuals: 1970-2010, Billions of Current Dollars Source: Transfers- US Bureau of Economic Analysis, http://www.bea.gov/regional/spi/drill.cfm?selTable=SA35&selLineCode=20&selYears=2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980&rformat=Display. Accessed February 1, 2012 Military Spending- White House Office of Management and Budget, Historical Tables, Table 3.2- Outlays by Function and Subfunction. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals. Accessed 18 April 2012.

  23. Note: Chart reflects 2004 numbers. Source: Robert Rector and Christine Kim. 2008. “How the Wealth is Spread: The Distribution of Government Benefits, Services and Taxes by Income Quintile in the United States,” Fall 2008 Conference of The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

  24. Benefits and Services Received per One Dollar in Taxes Paid Note: Chart reflects 2004 numbers. Source: Robert Rector and Christine Kim. 2008. “How the Wealth is Spread: The Distribution of Government Benefits, Services and Taxes by Income Quintile in the United States,” Fall 2008 Conference of The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

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