welfarism
[wel-fair-iz-uh m, -fai-riz-]
- the set of attitudes and policies characterizing or tending toward the establishment of a welfare state.
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“Welfarism,” as Goldwater constantly called welfare, was the path to socialism.
welfarism
- policies or attitudes associated with a welfare state
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