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Thin_icE on Feb 26, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for...

If the US can be an example for anything, it would be precisely why no welfare hurts its population. So, no, decline of the welfare state should never be seen as a good thing.

eru on Feb 26, 2022 [–]

What time in history are you talking about?

The contemporary US spends a lot on welfare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_we... says it's about 30% of GDP.

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