Saturday, June 30, 2012

Food Stamps, Handouts, and the Ever-Expanding Welfare State « International Liberty

 

In their never-ending efforts to buy votes with other people’s money (see the first cartoon in this post), politicians have been expanding the welfare state and creating more dependency.

This is bad for the overall economy because it means a larger burden of government spending and it’s bad for poor people because it undermines their self reliance and self respect.

It also has very worrisome long-run effects on the stability and viability of a culture, as shown by these two cartoons.

Food Stamps, Handouts, and the Ever-Expanding Welfare State « International Liberty