The Resource A nation of moochers : America's addiction to getting something for nothing, Charles J. Sykes
A nation of moochers : America's addiction to getting something for nothing, Charles J. Sykes
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- Summary
- Sykes argues that more Americans depend on the efforts of others than on their own: from the corporate bailouts on Wall Street, to questionable tax exemptions for businesses and individuals, to the alarming increases in personal default and dependency, he claims the 'new moocher culture' cuts across lines of class, race, and private and public sectors.
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 307 pages
- Contents
-
- Moocher nation : scenes from moocher nation. A nation of moochers ; A moocher checklist ; Have we reached the tipping point? ; Moocher's dilemma
- Joys of dependency. The rise of moocher nation ; The joys of dependency ; The kindness of strangers (a moocher manifesto) ; Addicted to OPM (other people's money) ; Want->Need->Right ; Feed me
- At the trough : I, piggy bank. Harvesting OPM ; Moocher's dilemma II ; Crony capitalism (big business at the trough ; The two Americas
- Bailout madness : lessons in moral hazard. Mortgage madness ; Bailouts for idiots (how to make out big by screwing up) ; Walk away from your mortgage! : an interactive reader's guide ; No, they didn't learn anything
- Middle-class suckers. The bank of mom and dad ; Middle-class suckers ; Why get a job? ; Mooching off the kids
- What's fair? : an abbreviated history of mooching. We're all from Starnesville now ; What's fair? ; Step away from the trough
- Isbn
- 9780312547707
- Label
- A nation of moochers : America's addiction to getting something for nothing
- Title
- A nation of moochers
- Title remainder
- America's addiction to getting something for nothing
- Statement of responsibility
- Charles J. Sykes
- Title variation
- nation of moochers
- Title variation remainder
- Americas addiction to getting something for nothing
- Subject
-
- trueHousing subsidies
- truePolitics and global affairs -- Pundits
- Public welfare -- United States
- trueResponsibility
- trueSelf-reliance
- trueSubsidies -- United States
- United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-
- trueUnited States -- Social policy -- 1993-
- United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
- trueWelfare
- trueSocial responsibility
- trueCorporate welfare
- trueEconomic policy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Sykes argues that more Americans depend on the efforts of others than on their own: from the corporate bailouts on Wall Street, to questionable tax exemptions for businesses and individuals, to the alarming increases in personal default and dependency, he claims the 'new moocher culture' cuts across lines of class, race, and private and public sectors.
- Summary
- Argues that hard-working Americans are being forced by recent bailout and default practices to pay for the irresponsibility of others, explaining that the trend reflects disturbing changes in national character and the definitions of actual needs
- Assigning source
- --Adapted from publisher description
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10075335
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sykes, Charles J.
- Dewey number
- 361.6/50973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV95
- LC item number
- .S95 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Public welfare
- Subsidies
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- America's addiction to getting something for nothing
- Label
- A nation of moochers : America's addiction to getting something for nothing, Charles J. Sykes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Moocher nation : scenes from moocher nation. A nation of moochers ; A moocher checklist ; Have we reached the tipping point? ; Moocher's dilemma
- Joys of dependency. The rise of moocher nation ; The joys of dependency ; The kindness of strangers (a moocher manifesto) ; Addicted to OPM (other people's money) ; Want->Need->Right ; Feed me
- At the trough : I, piggy bank. Harvesting OPM ; Moocher's dilemma II ; Crony capitalism (big business at the trough ; The two Americas
- Bailout madness : lessons in moral hazard. Mortgage madness ; Bailouts for idiots (how to make out big by screwing up) ; Walk away from your mortgage! : an interactive reader's guide ; No, they didn't learn anything
- Middle-class suckers. The bank of mom and dad ; Middle-class suckers ; Why get a job? ; Mooching off the kids
- What's fair? : an abbreviated history of mooching. We're all from Starnesville now ; What's fair? ; Step away from the trough
- Control code
- 19506256
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312547707
- Lccn
- 2011036244
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn740628883
- (OCoLC)740628883
- Label
- A nation of moochers : America's addiction to getting something for nothing, Charles J. Sykes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Moocher nation : scenes from moocher nation. A nation of moochers ; A moocher checklist ; Have we reached the tipping point? ; Moocher's dilemma
- Joys of dependency. The rise of moocher nation ; The joys of dependency ; The kindness of strangers (a moocher manifesto) ; Addicted to OPM (other people's money) ; Want->Need->Right ; Feed me
- At the trough : I, piggy bank. Harvesting OPM ; Moocher's dilemma II ; Crony capitalism (big business at the trough ; The two Americas
- Bailout madness : lessons in moral hazard. Mortgage madness ; Bailouts for idiots (how to make out big by screwing up) ; Walk away from your mortgage! : an interactive reader's guide ; No, they didn't learn anything
- Middle-class suckers. The bank of mom and dad ; Middle-class suckers ; Why get a job? ; Mooching off the kids
- What's fair? : an abbreviated history of mooching. We're all from Starnesville now ; What's fair? ; Step away from the trough
- Control code
- 19506256
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312547707
- Lccn
- 2011036244
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn740628883
- (OCoLC)740628883
Subject
- trueHousing subsidies
- truePolitics and global affairs -- Pundits
- Public welfare -- United States
- trueResponsibility
- trueSelf-reliance
- trueSubsidies -- United States
- United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-
- trueUnited States -- Social policy -- 1993-
- United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
- trueWelfare
- trueSocial responsibility
- trueCorporate welfare
- trueEconomic policy
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