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wolfscartoons.bsky.social
"Der Sozialstaat"

#WelfareState #Bureaucracy #PublicServices #Germany #SocialPolicy #OutOfFunds #WolfsCartoon

open.substack.com/pub/wolfgang...
"Der Sozialstaat"
Striche, die die Welt (be)deuten
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:09 AM
eloisadelpino.bsky.social
‼️OPEN!

Decentralisation was long seen as unstoppable in Western welfare states

But the 2010–16 recession brought strong central pressures for fiscal consolidation

Did this reverse the path?

We created SPREI, Social Policy Recentralisation Index, to find out #WelfareState #MultilevelGovernance
February 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
dfertl.bsky.social
"Dutch government’s program splurges on the military while cutting the #welfarestate. With most #NATO members committing to similarly high defense spending, working-class Europeans are forced to pay the costs"
#Neoliberalism & #militarism ascendant in the EU.
#Netherlands
jacobin.com/2026/02/neth...
The Netherlands’ New Era of Militarized Neoliberalism
The new Dutch government’s program splurges on the military while cutting the welfare state. With most NATO members committing to similarly high defense spending, working-class Europeans are forced to...
jacobin.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:54 PM
guyfawkesright.bsky.social
77 years ago the #Socialist #ukLabour party and #AneurinBevan helped create the uk #WelfareState and our #NHS
Ever since the #TraitorTories have tried to destroy it.
The last 14 years of #TraitorTory rule, they have nearly achieved their objective.
February 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM
prabhuguptara.bsky.social
Hint: If you're on the Right in any country in the world, you now have an easy way of getting rid of the #WelfareState?

www.indiancurrents.org/article-return-of-manusmriti--end-of-the-welfare-state-a-j-philip-2901.php
Return of Manusmriti - End of the Welfare State
www.indiancurrents.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
webphilosophia.bsky.social
New post📑 "Franklin Roosevelt, adversity and growth", 🦉Minerva Strategy Blog

#minority #adversity #constructivecriticism #WelfareState

👇

https://minervastrategy.webphilosophia.com/?p=381
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
keuningin.bsky.social
zorgverzekering kwijtraken. Ze zijn tegen de Welfarestate, maar verwachten wel dat ze hun Foodstamps en Disability blijven krijgen. Ze zijn vooral slecht opgeleid en missen basiskennis. Wist je dat leraren in de VS van hun magere salaris zelf schoolmaterialen als pennen, schriften etc moeten kopen?
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
the-14.com
Why Greenland doesn’t want Trump’s America
#IndigenousRights #Inuit #Greenland #Trump #USA #Imperialism #Colonialism #Arctic #SelfDetermination #WelfareState #Denmark #Geopolitics #AntiImperialism
#Health #Welfare #GlobalAffairs
the-14.com/why-greenlan...
Why Greenland doesn’t want Trump’s America | The-14
Greenland rejects Trump’s takeover talk: self-rule, Danish welfare and fiscal transfers make U.S. control unpopular and risky for Inuit communities.
the-14.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:40 PM
csb-uantwerpen.bsky.social
This Wednesday we were delighted to host Frank #Vandenbroucke, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for #SocialAffairs and #PublicHealth, as part of our AIPRIL Lunch Seminar Series for a discussion on #welfarestate #solidarity, personal responsibility, and moral hazard.
📄 Link to his paper 👇
January 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM
csb-uantwerpen.bsky.social
Yesterday we hosted Jaewook Lee (Universiteit Leiden) for our #CSBLunchSeminar on whether macroeconomic prospects influence welfare chauvinism in Europe.
#WelfareState #Attitudes #SocialPolicy #Research
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM
wishing4better.bsky.social
For Sweden .. it WAS better ‘back then’ #welfareState theconversation.com/we-got-lazy-...
‘We got lazy and complacent’: Swedish pensioners explain how abolishing the wealth tax changed their country
For some Swedes, the question isn’t simply whether a wealth tax works, but what kind of society has been lost with its abolition.
theconversation.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM
sagedemage.bsky.social
Private Health Insurance in the United States is a big SCAM.

Why Health Insurance Feels Like A Scam: Paying More And Getting Less:
www.forbes.com/sites/reneeh...

#universalhealthcare
#medicareforall
#freehealthcare
#welfarestate
Why Health Insurance Feels Like A Scam: Paying More And Getting Less
Price discrepancies for the same medical procedures show how unfair insurance practices erode trust, leaving patients confused, financially strained, and feeling helpless.
www.forbes.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 AM
eloisadelpino.bsky.social
In Open Access:

📄 Does the left still own social policies? The effect of incumbent partisanship on citizens’ perceptions of public spending in Spain

by Inés Calzada, Encarnación Murillo and Eloísa del Pino

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#PoliticalScience #WelfareState #PublicOpinion
journals.sagepub.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:44 AM
breezeinbusan.bsky.social
The U.S. security state is losing the competition for people.
Welfare, legitimacy and predictability travel farther than coercion.
#USA #Greenland #Denmark #NordicModel #Immigration #Geopolitics #WelfareState breezeinflow.com/politics/the...
The U.S. Security State Is Losing the Competition for People | Politics | Breeze in Busan
The United States built a security state to control immigration and identity. Nordic democracies built welfare states to distribute risk. Greenland’s decision between them signals the rise of model co...
breezeinflow.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:48 AM
mzrockmon.bsky.social
#SingleMotherhood in #BlackCulture is About #SupplyAndDemand #MoynihanReport #WelfareState #TheChildSupportHustle #ChildSupportHustle #ChildSupport #unconstitutional #noncustodialparents  #jointcustody #dads #titleivd   #FatherlessCrisis #FatherlessHustle #SingleMother  https://youtu.be/GSvSuUVksmo
December 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
ispeaktruth2u.bsky.social
My gawd, if there's one take home I thought I owned from GOP, is was that yall pull yourself up by bootstraps ala Andrew Carnegie.
The one thing I thought they hated was collectivist government cheese, given to warriors or everyday farmers to pacify them.

Quote: R Reagan

#WelfareState
December 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
ispeaktruth2u.bsky.social
Let's cut out the middleman, should I receive $2,000 "trump bucks" from government coffers (aka "me").

Please pay me directly in Government Cheese, since it's far more valuable, and fungible, than trump bucks.

#WelfareState
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
ispeaktruth2u.bsky.social
Dear Leader is definitely "America First".
He bet our tax $ on high flying tech concerns of which we know little.
He replaced the profits of farmers' toil with welfare bailouts.
He promises we'll all get $2k of government cheese.
Warriors, $1776.

Gotta love that #WelfareState.
December 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
sagedemage.bsky.social
Taxing the rich is becoming popular now. This means there is a future for working class Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...

#workingclass
#taxtherich
#welfare
#universalhealthcare
#welfarestate
Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
timesofmadeira.bsky.social
Foreign nationals in 🇵🇹 Portugal contribute €𝟯.𝟭 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 while receiving only 💸 €𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻, confirming their essential role in sustaining the 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 ⚡

▶️ www.timesofmadeira.com/immigrants-p...

#Portugal #SocialSecurity #Immigration #WelfareState
Immigrants Pay Five Times More Social Security Than They Claim
Foreign workers in Portugal contribute €3.1 billion to Social Security while receiving only €600 million, confirming their essential role in sustaining the Portuguese welfare state.
www.timesofmadeira.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
justiceseer.bsky.social
Wow, I've literally just been thinking about this-are you psychic?🔮😂 (Or just outraged by the constant "punching down" on those with nothing - by the obscene #WestmonsterWelfareScroungers!🤬)

It's NOTHING to do with "helping people into work!" It's EVERYTHING to do with wrecking the #WelfareState!
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
sagedemage.bsky.social
The US should have Universal Healthcare!
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

#universalhealthcare
#medicareforall
#welfarestate
#us
#unitedstates
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
eloisadelpino.bsky.social
NEW!

📄 Does the left still own social policies? The effect of incumbent partisanship on citizens’ perceptions of public spending in Spain

by Inés Calzada, Encarnación Murillo and Eloísa del Pino

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#PoliticalScience #WelfareState #PublicOpinion
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
deeppressanalysis.bsky.social
Britain in Crisis: Army and Welfare | The Spectator

youtu.be/f6PSPUWIJLk

#UK #BritishArmy #TheSpectator #Politics #WelfareState #ClimateAgenda #WorldNews #DeepPressAnalysis
Кризис Британии: армия, пособия | The Spectator, Deep Press Analysis
YouTube video by Deep Press Analysis
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
abbiesomeone.bsky.social
E aumentare la spesa in #difesa senza rendersi tecnologicamente indipendenti dagli americani è:

1- inutile sul piano geopolitico;

2- funzionale al populismo se sacrifica il #welfarestate minando la coesione sociale;

3- facilmente confondibile con la soluzione.

www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...
Europe’s dependence on US foreign military sales and what to do about it
Europe’s reliance on US arms raises autonomy concerns, as security worsens and leaders aim to cut strategic and technological dependence
www.bruegel.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM