Welfare state is what attracted immigrants who didn’t want to become American, either we have open borders or a welfare state.
@sardonicsmile I saw this video pop up on my feed lol.
The ‘American Dream’ of 2 Kids, a House and a Car Now Costs $3.4 Million https://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-dream-2-kids-house-161651193.html
“If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance with his instincts, he will accept it even on the slenderest evidence.“
— Bertrand Russell, Proposed Roads To Freedom (1918), Ch. VI: International Relations, p. 97
Image: Bertrand Russell (1935), National Gallery, London, United Kingdom.