welfare state
noun
1
: a social system based on the assumption by a political state of primary responsibility for the individual and social welfare of its citizens
2
: a nation or state characterized by the operation of the welfare state system
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President Dwight Eisenhower seems to have been the last guy in the post-WWII era who understood that the welfare state, the warfare state, and tax cuts not backed by tough spending cuts are incompatible with fiscally responsible government, or at least with reasonably-sized government.
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Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Fortune, 24 June 2024
Yet, as immigration became more central to British politics, politicians studiously avoided all allusions to colonialism, and instead fueled the myth that immigrants were coming to steal British jobs and feed off the welfare state.
—Balaji Ravichandran, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
On one hand, farmers are wards of the welfare state, dependent on national governments and the European Union for the generous subsidies and suite of protectionist trade policies that keep them in business.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 2 May 2024
The effects of the expansion of the welfare state on the Black community should be taught as part of critical race theory.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Feb. 2024
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Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Fortune, 24 June 2024
Yet, as immigration became more central to British politics, politicians studiously avoided all allusions to colonialism, and instead fueled the myth that immigrants were coming to steal British jobs and feed off the welfare state.
—Balaji Ravichandran, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
On one hand, farmers are wards of the welfare state, dependent on national governments and the European Union for the generous subsidies and suite of protectionist trade policies that keep them in business.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 2 May 2024
The effects of the expansion of the welfare state on the Black community should be taught as part of critical race theory.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Welfare state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welfare%20state. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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