"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
The Surprisingly Large U.S. Welfare State
"It is a matter of accepted wisdom that the size and scope of the U.S. welfare state is dwarfed by the behemoth welfare states of Europe. Except that it isn't. The Globalist takes a look at all forms of public social spending and finds that the numbers are a lot closer than is commonly acknowledged."
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