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Recent Examples of welfare state
Continue reading … WILLIAM BENNETT — California's welfare state is a fraud machine.
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FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Only the return to a lower-tax state that embraces free markets and eschews a massive welfare state can stop the bleeding.
—Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Rampell’s writing and commentary do not reflect the views of actual neoconservatives, who champion shrinking the welfare state as well as a robustly interventionist foreign policy.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Only the return to a lower-tax state that embraces free markets and eschews a massive welfare state can stop the bleeding.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Only the return to a lower-tax state that embraces free markets and eschews a massive welfare state can stop the bleeding.
—Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Rampell’s writing and commentary do not reflect the views of actual neoconservatives, who champion shrinking the welfare state as well as a robustly interventionist foreign policy.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Only the return to a lower-tax state that embraces free markets and eschews a massive welfare state can stop the bleeding.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare state
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Switzerland is not one of the EU’s 27 member states, but it is all but surrounded by four of them.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Thao Nguyen Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed to Iranian state television that a deal to end the war has been reached.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.—
Lloyd Axworthy,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2024
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Trump already has ample ways to profit from office, including from stock trading with the benefit of inside knowledge and by accepting gifts from client states.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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For more than 60 years, pre-revolutionary Cuba endured independence without sovereignty as an American client state.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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The overall score is based on a nation’s performance across 38 indicators in 12 categories, including tax treatment, rule of law, quality of life, investor and high-net-worth migration pathways, family inclusion, geopolitical stability, and capital mobility.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Policies of the current federal administration and in certain states have imperiled our global leadership and prospects for the next generations of aspiring scholars of science with the potential for significant damage to our nation’s public health and biomedical and industrial leadership.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Sunday estimated there are 70,000 skill game machines in operation throughout the commonwealth, and said that number dwarfs the number of legal slot machines in Pennsylvania casinos.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Pennsylvania lawmakers will announce measures to restrict ICE activity in the commonwealth.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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That was actually the settlement of a long-term dispute over arms Iran bought from the US before the Islamic revolution.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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According to the settlement website, the money is reserved for people whose personal information was accessed during the 2023 data breach.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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By focusing on legacy component replication, the company aims to reduce dependency on fragile global supply chains and shorten repair timelines for aging defense systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Build Teams That Can Function Without You The real challenge is not keeping work moving, but ensuring people can truly disconnect without guilt or dependency.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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However researchers say there is not a process to evaluate whether schools are fully adhering to the mandate.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Public health specialists have warned that military members may suffer unnecessary complications from the flu after the vaccination mandate was ended and fear that severe cases will continue to climb in subsequent flu seasons if preventive vaccinations aren't given to those most at risk.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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“Welfare state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20state. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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