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The Index of Dependence on Government measures the growth in spending on dependence-creating programs that supplant the role of civil society. Dependence on government in the U.S. rose again in 2011, the year of the most recently available data, and which is principally assessed by this report. A solid majority of Americans polled by Rasmussen believe that government dependence is too high. In a September 2013 poll, 67 percent of adults nationwide said that too many Americans are dependent on the government.[1]

Little attention has been paid to the relationship betweenentrepreneurship (at all levels) and federal tax policy. Numerousdatabases could-and do-support research into this relationship, andthis research promises to produce insights that could shape taxpolicies in order to strengthen entrepreneurship and economicactivity.

Asthma, heart disease, lung disease, anxiety, and other mood disorders are all associated with elevated rates of medical debt, research finds.

To evaluate how stepfamilies will affect elder care, researchers looked at how much time families spend together.

Researchers have been concerned that as the makeup of America's families grows more complex, adult children in stepfamilies may not be as willing as those in biological families to care for aging parents. But a research team led by faculty at University of Michigan have found that stepfamilies th