welfare state

Example Sentences

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Early on Monday, his government reached a budget agreement which he said was the only way to "guarantee the sustainability" of Belgium's welfare state.

From BBC

For reasons deeply rooted in our culture, the American brand of capitalism has always been tilted toward dynamism, with freer markets and smaller welfare states.

From Seattle Times

But if we really want a more robust welfare state, or even to sustain the welfare state we’ve already promised, that probably requires higher taxes from most of the rest of us, too.

From Washington Post

Lingering reservations about the welfare state and the cost of expansion are giving way to arguments about Medicaid as an engine for economic growth and a lifeline for struggling hospitals.

From New York Times

But only since the Great Society initiatives of the 1960s, which expanded immigration and aid, has mass migration coincided with a welfare state.

From New York Times