URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/610
Collection Structure Commonwealth Club of California records >  Sound recordings of club programs >  A Look at the Federal Government
Item Title A Look at the Federal Government
Collection Title Commonwealth Club of California records
Speaker Weinberger, Caspar W.
Date Created July 21, 1975
Description Weinberger warns that a growing and unchecked federal government could encroach on personal freedom and destroy the economic system. While acknowledging the benefits of social programs, he posits that an inefficient welfare state has been created through unnecessary regulation. He proposes an alternative program that would treat equally everyone who is truly in need and eliminate the incentives to remain on welfare indefinitely. Citing instances of questionable social engineering, like affirmative action, he stresses that the United States must maintain a system that rewards excellence and involvement. Weinberger concludes by celebrating the satisfactions of public service.
Subject(s) Welfare economics Social policy United States
Language(s) English
Country of Origin United States
Place Recorded San Francisco, California, United States
Format Sound Recording
Medium speeches (documents)
Hoover ID Program 19750721; 2003c87_a_0010671
Record Number 2003C87.709
Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3g5032c1
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