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===New Deal===

===New Deal===

The welfare programs in the U.S. are distinctly smaller and less costly than in Europe.  They were first set up by the [[New Deal]] in the 1930s, especially [[Social Security]] and [[Unemployment insurance]]. [[Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]] were added in 1965. Republican President [[George W. Bush]] added a major drug benefit in 2002.

The welfare programs in the U.S. are distinctly smaller and less costly than in Europe.  They were first set up by the [[New Deal]] in the 1930s, especially [[Social Security]] and [[unemployment]] insurance. [[Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]] were added in 1965. Republican President [[George W. Bush]] added a major drug benefit in 2002.

===Reform===

===Reform===

* "Of all [[tyranny|tyrannies]], a [[socialism|tyranny]] exercised for the good of its victims may be the most [[:Category:Oppression|oppressive]]. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral [[liberals|busybodies]]. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – [[C. S. Lewis]]

* "Of all [[tyranny|tyrannies]], a [[socialism|tyranny]] exercised for the good of its victims may be the most [[:Category:Oppression|oppressive]]. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral [[liberals|busybodies]]. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – [[C. S. Lewis]]

* "There is no worse [[tyranny]] than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." - [[Robert Heinlein]], ''[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]''

* "There is no worse [[tyranny]] than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." - [[Robert Heinlein]], ''The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress''

* "The human race divides [[political]]ly into those who [[police state|want people to be controlled]] and [[libertarian|those who have no such desire]].” - Robert Heinlein

* "The human race divides [[political]]ly into those who [[police state|want people to be controlled]] and [[libertarian|those who have no such desire]].” - Robert Heinlein

* "[[African American|Black America]] Must Reject the [[Nanny state|welfare state]]." Carson says [[Obama]] is turning America into a “[[third world]] nation” by creating unsustainable levels of [[National debt|federal government debt]]".<ref>[http://www.teapartycrusaders.com/u-s-politics/dr-carson-black-america-must-reject-welfare-state Dr. Carson says Black Americans Must Reject the Welfare State]. [[Tea Party Crusaders]], Accessed January 22, 2015.</ref> - Dr. [[Ben Carson]]

* "[[African American|Black America]] Must Reject the [[Nanny state|welfare state]]." Carson says [[Obama]] is turning America into a “[[third world]] nation” by creating unsustainable levels of [[National debt|federal government debt]]".<ref>[http://www.teapartycrusaders.com/u-s-politics/dr-carson-black-america-must-reject-welfare-state Dr. Carson says Black Americans Must Reject the Welfare State]. Tea Party Crusaders, Accessed January 22, 2015.</ref> - Dr. [[Ben Carson]]

* "In politics, few talents are as richly rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims. Welfare states on both sides of the Atlantic have discovered that [[income redistribution|largesse]] to [[entitlement mentality|losers]] does not reduce their [[culture war|hostility]] to [[society]], but only increases it. Far from producing gratitude, generosity is seen as an admission of guilt, and the [[reparations]] as inadequate compensation for injustices – leading to worsening behavior by the recipients." - Dr. [[Thomas Sowell]]

* "In politics, few talents are as richly rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims. Welfare states on both sides of the Atlantic have discovered that [[income redistribution|largesse]] to [[entitlement mentality|losers]] does not reduce their [[culture war|hostility]] to [[society]], but only increases it. Far from producing gratitude, generosity is seen as an admission of guilt, and the [[reparations]] as inadequate compensation for injustices – leading to worsening behavior by the recipients." - Dr. [[Thomas Sowell]]

* [[Big government]] [[liberal]] Welfare state leads to [[socialist]] [[Nanny state]], leads to [[communist]] [[Police state]]

* [[Big government]] [[liberal]] Welfare state leads to [[socialist]] [[Nanny state]], leads to [[communist]] [[Police state]]

* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]

* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]

==External links==

==External links==

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Murray, Charles. ''In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Our-Hands-Replace-Welfare-State/dp/0844742236/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256564113&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search]

* Murray, Charles. ''In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State'' (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Our-Hands-Replace-Welfare-State/dp/0844742236/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256564113&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search]

* Trattner, Walter I. ''From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America'' (6th ed. 1998), standard scholarly history [http://www.amazon.com/Poor-Law-Welfare-State-6th/dp/0684854716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256564113&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]

* Trattner, Walter I. ''From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America'' (6th ed. 1998), standard scholarly history [https://www.amazon.com/Poor-Law-Welfare-State-6th/dp/0684854716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256564113&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]

 

==References==

==References==

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