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I don't think Bismarck and Churchill were real conservatives; perhaps "traditionalists"
==History==
==History==
The welfare state was originally designed by conservatives, such as [[Otto von Bismark]] in Germany and [[Winston Churchill]] in Britain to head off State Capitalist proposals to regulate & tax industry.
The welfare state was originally designed by European traditionalists, such as [[Otto von Bismark]] in Germany and [[Winston Churchill]] in Britain, to head off State Capitalist proposals to regulate and tax industry.
===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.