Comments on: Welfare, II http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2009/05/04/welfare-ii/ I'm a mere, tiny, insignificant cog in a whole clockwork of stupidity. I'm the tiny cog that wants to break free. Seriously. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:06:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: kaiwai http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2009/05/04/welfare-ii/#comment-3565 Mon, 04 May 2009 13:35:03 +0100 http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2009/05/04/welfare-ii/#comment-3565 The problem with the welfare state is in the case of New Zealand it almost bankrupted it. The Netherlands is lucky given that it has a decent size population, it is on the door step to a large economic zone and more importantly the historical ties that it has with other countries. When you look at the welfare state model in most other countries it is a mess, France and Sweden being two examples of stagnation, declining populations and mediocrity par excellence. The problem with the welfare state is in the case of New Zealand it almost bankrupted it. The Netherlands is lucky given that it has a decent size population, it is on the door step to a large economic zone and more importantly the historical ties that it has with other countries.

When you look at the welfare state model in most other countries it is a mess, France and Sweden being two examples of stagnation, declining populations and mediocrity par excellence.

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