http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_on_re_us/welfare_state;_ylt=Au_ubI0QOMw9OdLZOGdo3FUEtbAF
Welfare state growing despite overhauls
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of policies designed to wean poor people from public aid....
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Of course, private, market capitalism *cannot* function without without unemployment. So, either we have welfare or workhouses and prisons for the poorest strata of the working class.
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