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The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point.

I don't believe in welfare.

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

The old welfare system was hurting people by discouraging work and marriage. Welfare reform, and now this legislation, will build on the understanding that work and strong families are the foundation upon which we build our future.

Over time, the welfare state has become dysfunctional in a surprising way. But in a way it became a victim of its own success: It became so successful at prolonging life, that it becomes financially unsustainable, unless you make major changes to things like retirement ages.

Corporate welfare isn't necessarily a bad thing.

The most important social welfare program in America is a job.

We spend billions of pounds on welfare, yet millions are trapped on welfare. It's not worth their while going into work.

The welfare state creates its own victim/client constituency. By making individuals free and independent, we reduce the need for 'charity' to those truly needy citizens what we can certainly afford to help through real charity.