To be Swedish once meant to be beholden to no one. But the welfare state has created a dependent people utterly incapable of finding value in life; instead, they find themselves incapable of typical human feelings such as pride, honor, and empathy. These feelings, along with the means to create meaning to life, have been taken over by the welfare state. Like spoiled children, they call for “help” through the state. FULL ARTICLE
Source link: http://archive.mises.org/5113/how-the-welfare-state-corrupted-sweden/
How the Welfare State Corrupted Sweden
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