welfarism
noun
wel·far·ism
ˈwel-ˌfer-ˌi-zəm 
: the complex of policies, attitudes, and beliefs associated with the welfare state
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Poland's Law and Justice Party (PiS) has effectively combining social conservatism and nationalism with welfarism.
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Remi Adekoya, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2010
But those causes soon diverged, as scientists and upper-crust sportsmen came to dominate conservation and largely squeezed out the lay crusaders who had launched welfarism.
—Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
This form of welfarism, Ms. Aiyar says, shifts the balance of power between citizens and the state.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
The statement focused on inflation, unemployment, excessive taxation, inordinate welfarism — and wage and price controls.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 Nov. 2022
What is not true is that, given the historical conditions of the abundance made possible by capitalism, welfarism is certain to collapse in the short or medium run.
—Frank S. Meyer, National Review, 14 Feb. 2020
Upon a platform of opposition to these, the true evils of welfarism, conservatives can firmly stand.
—Frank S. Meyer, National Review, 14 Feb. 2020
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Remi Adekoya, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2010
But those causes soon diverged, as scientists and upper-crust sportsmen came to dominate conservation and largely squeezed out the lay crusaders who had launched welfarism.
—Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
This form of welfarism, Ms. Aiyar says, shifts the balance of power between citizens and the state.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
The statement focused on inflation, unemployment, excessive taxation, inordinate welfarism — and wage and price controls.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 Nov. 2022
What is not true is that, given the historical conditions of the abundance made possible by capitalism, welfarism is certain to collapse in the short or medium run.
—Frank S. Meyer, National Review, 14 Feb. 2020
Upon a platform of opposition to these, the true evils of welfarism, conservatives can firmly stand.
—Frank S. Meyer, National Review, 14 Feb. 2020
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