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Re:The population of Africa will more than triple by the end... by ralusek on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @09:37PM (#20291024)
The irony of FDR saying that, while having been responsible for creating an American welfare state that suffers from precisely the same pathology.
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Re:The population of Africa will more than triple by the end... by malandrew on Thursday June 27, 2019 @02:33PM (#20297217)
This is one of the reasons I like to share this quote. Even the godfather of the welfare state was aware of the negative consequences of sustained welfare. That's an order of magnitude greater awareness of the unintended consequences of these policies that people pushing these policies today understand. It's good to show them that even their welfare state idol was aware that welfare is not some unassailable panacea.
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