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# After the Welfare State: Politicians Stole Your Future, You Can Get It Back 

September 2012 • Published By Jameson 

By [Tom G. Palmer](https://www.cato.org/people/tom-g-palmer) 

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##### About the Editor 

Tom G. Palmer is the George M. Yeager Chair for Advancing Liberty and executive vice president for International Programs at Atlas Network He is also a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.