The welfare state has been a smashing success. It is working precisely as intended.
“The welfare state has been a smashing success. It is working precisely as intended.”
100% correct. FDR, 1935.
Per AI:
“The key policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s welfare state included the Social Security Act, which provided benefits for the elderly and unemployed, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which created jobs through public works projects. Other significant programs were the National Recovery Administration (NRA), which established fair labor standards, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which protected bank deposits.”
It sounds wonderful on paper. But, in practice? This is why we are where we are as a Nation, today. Grrrr!