Re:Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for Ukrain...
by eru on Saturday February 26, 2022 @08:59AM
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Decline of the welfare state could be seen as a good thing..
Re:Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for Ukrain...
by weatherlite on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:19AM
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By some definitely, but there's still a democratically elected majority that wants to keep them going in North Europe.
Re:Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for Ukrain...
by Thin_icE on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:27AM
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If the US can be an example for anything, it would be precisely why no welfare hurts its population. So, no, decline of the welfare state should never be seen as a good thing.
Re:Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for Ukrain...
by eru on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:39AM
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What time in history are you talking about?
The contemporary US spends a lot on welfare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_social_we... says it's about 30% of GDP.
Also we need to talk about volume and skills - the current Ukrianian diaspora in the EU is highly skilled, young and relatively small. What happens when you inject millions more (Ukraine has a population of 40+ million) including the elderly and the unskilled? It's a different ballgame.
I think the best we can hope for is for the situation there to relax and for the poor Ukranians to be able to live peacefully in their home country. For most people - living in a foreign country is hard and not a blessing.