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With time, the appetite for full repeal has waned, especially as Tea Party members who were elected on promises to get rid of the law have been replaced by more populist members of the caucus who are less hostile to the welfare state.
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
This will reduce the pool of working taxpayers who are needed to expand the already bloated welfare state.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
The Reaganite values that most endure are the reactionary ones: his hostility toward civil rights, feminism, and the welfare state.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Sweden, with a long history of liberal immigration policies and a huge welfare state, proudly agreed to take in more than 160,000 refugees in 2015.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
This will reduce the pool of working taxpayers who are needed to expand the already bloated welfare state.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
The Reaganite values that most endure are the reactionary ones: his hostility toward civil rights, feminism, and the welfare state.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Sweden, with a long history of liberal immigration policies and a huge welfare state, proudly agreed to take in more than 160,000 refugees in 2015.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare state
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Stabilize leadership and prepare to scale down, S&P warns After CTU and CPS asking for more state funds earlier this year proved unsuccessful, new revenue from Springfield is unlikely, the S&P noted.Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
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Windsor, the No. 1 team in the Courant’s state coaches poll, now 12-1, left the field stunned and deflated.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
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Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty.Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
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The Kremlin will fight to retain influence in Syria but the loss of its client state deals another blow to Putin.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Assad’s flight to Moscow following the swift collapse of his regime means more than just the loss of a client state for the Kremlin.Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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The diesel-engine workhorse was designed for flat-pack transportation to developing nations and relatively quick assembly on site before getting to work.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
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The United States, Turkey, the United Nations and several other Western nations continue to designate HTS as a terrorist organization, and the US has placed a $10 million bounty on Jolani.Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, travelers spent a total of $9.7 billion across the commonwealth and that didn't slow down in 2024.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2024
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While Kentucky is certainly best known for its world-class bourbon, some of the commonwealth's distillers do blend a little holiday cheer this time of year.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
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For the really adventurous, visit the remote and roadless Laya village in the greater Himalayan range in the north of the country, one of the world's highest human settlements and a distinct subculture of Bhutan.Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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That settlement was announced as construction crews worked to dismantle the FreeFall.Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the risk of provider dependency looms large.Serge Beck, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The root of the anxiety surrounding Y2K, and perhaps its enduring resonance, is a recognition of precisely this dependency—which has only grown over time.Zachary Loeb / Made by History, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Ultimately, Stockman's mandate to cut spending collided with two other Reagan articles of faith: tax cuts and a vigorous military build up to challenge what was then still the Soviet Union.Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s mandate arises not just from the raw vote total, but also from the fact that every swing state, every part of the country, and major demographic groups swung toward Trump.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Welfare state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20state. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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