The Wasted Americans Author:Edgar May They are the migrants, the aged, the mothers of illegitimate children, the "obsolete" uneducated youths, the jobless members of minority groups. Taxpayers have spent billions annually to help them, and their money has been misspent, misused, virtually thrown away. — Here is a shocking, documented account of the bungled welfare programs that have ... more »paralyzed the poor. Written by a men who traveled across the United States interviewing case workers, welfare commissioners, and hordes of despairing poor, it provides some concrete answers to one of the most urgent problems facing America today.« less