A Nation of Moochers

America's Addiction to Getting Something for Nothing

Charles J. Sykes

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9781429951074
• Topic: Economia
• Subtopic: Economia politica

We have experienced a shift in American character: we've become a nation of moochers. Increasingly dependent on the efforts of others over our own, Americans are free to freeload. From the corporate bailouts on Wall Street to the alarming increases in personal default and dependency, from questionable tax exemptions to enormous pension, healthcare, and other entitlement costs, the new moocher culture cuts across lines of class, race, and private and public sectors. And the millions that plan and behave sensibly, only to bail out the profligate? They're angry.Charles Sykes' argument is not against compassion or legitimate charity, but targets the new moocher culture, in which self-reliance and personal responsibility have given way to mass grasping after handouts. A Nation of Moochers is a persuasively argued and entertaining rallying cry for Americans who are tired of playing by the rules and paying for those who don't.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Part 1: Moocher Nation
• Part 2: The Joys of Dependency
• Part 3: At the Trough
• Part 4: Bailout Madness
• Part 5: Middle-Class Suckers
• Part 6: What’s Fair?
• Notes
• Index
• Also by Charles J. Sykes
• About the Author
• Copyright