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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Inflation in the 1970s and early 1980s brought to an end the expansion of the welfare state that took place from the New Deal in the 1930s to the Great Society in the 1960s.
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
The New Deal launched programs such as the Social Security Act that millions of Americans rely on today, and the Food Stamp Plan, created in 1939, which served as the genesis of the modern welfare state.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
Macron's seven-year political experiment with pro-business policies aimed at boosting France's economy and reforming its bloated welfare state is dented.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
The immigrants-abuse-welfare objection ignores the fundamental injustice of the welfare state.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 3 June 2024
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
The New Deal launched programs such as the Social Security Act that millions of Americans rely on today, and the Food Stamp Plan, created in 1939, which served as the genesis of the modern welfare state.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
Macron's seven-year political experiment with pro-business policies aimed at boosting France's economy and reforming its bloated welfare state is dented.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
The immigrants-abuse-welfare objection ignores the fundamental injustice of the welfare state.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 3 June 2024
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“Welfare state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welfare%20state. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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