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Title: Europe Declares the Welfare State Dead
Post by: Dori on September 24, 2013, 11:18:27 AM

Europe Declares the Welfare State Dead (http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/09/europe_declares_the_welfare_state_dead.html)

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Dutch King Willem-Alexander gave a nationally televised speech to his nation's Parliament on September 16th declaring that the welfare state was dead.  The message, written for the King by Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government, stated that current levels of state spending for unemployment benefits and subsidized health care are unsustainable amid Europe's ongoing economic malaise. With Moody's credit rating agency threatening to downgrade Dutch debt, the King announced that citizens soon will be expected to create their own social and financial safety nets with much less help from the state.

Title: Re: Europe Declares the Welfare State Dead
Post by: Eupher on September 24, 2013, 11:22:33 AM

What?!?

A voice of sanity somewhere in the world?!?

Title: Re: Europe Declares the Welfare State Dead
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2013, 11:26:49 AM

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written for the King by Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government

That's odd.  Is this a normal practice? :???:

Title: Re: Europe Declares the Welfare State Dead
Post by: JohnnyReb on September 24, 2013, 01:12:10 PM

They didn't do it right.....we are smarter.[DU/mode]