How America Is Funding Its Own Downfall
Welfarism is not the end of the world; it’s possible for robust civilizations to pursue a certain amount of welfarism. Many states have done this over time. But that’s not what we’re seeing right now. What we’re seeing is something differen
Republican Ledger staff · 12:00 PM ET
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Welfarism is not the end of the world; it’s possible for robust civilizations to pursue a certain amount of welfarism. Many states have done this over time.
But that’s not what we’re seeing right now. What we’re seeing is something different: the voluntary self-abnegation of powerful civilizations.
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