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Originally posted by Taualumna
Kappaloo, the "lower classes" of the past had a lot less money than they do today (before the government caved in and assisted them, the only help they got, if they were lucky was from the church or a secular organization. That wasn't really enough)...
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I don't think that's fair. The government did cave in. The welfare state was started in this country during WW2. It was started to help everyone. Times were tough, even for the middle class. It wasn't a cave in, it was to help everyone in a dire time. The welfare state was never stopped though. Yes there are abuses, but it's not because the government decded it would be alright for people to be lazy.