Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for Ukrainian refugees

Re:Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for Ukrain... by eru on Saturday February 26, 2022 @08:59AM (#30477605)

Decline of the welfare state could be seen as a good thing..

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Re:Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for Ukrain... by weatherlite on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:19AM (#30478213)

By some definitely, but there's still a democratically elected majority that wants to keep them going in North Europe.

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Re:Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for Ukrain... by Thin_icE on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:27AM (#30478311)

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.

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Re:Portugal announces immediate granting of visas for Ukrain... by eru on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:39AM (#30478419)

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.

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