welfare statist
/ˈwɛlˌfɛrˌsteɪtɪst/
adjective
- Relating to or supporting a system in which the government takes a major role in providing for the well-being of its citizens through social programs.
- The candidate's welfare-statist policies included free healthcare and expanded unemployment benefits.
- Many critics argue that welfare-statist approaches can lead to higher taxes and government debt.
- The country's welfare-statist model has been praised for reducing poverty but criticized for stifling economic growth.
noun
- A person who advocates for or supports a welfare state, where the government provides extensive social services.
- He was known as a welfare-statist who pushed for universal childcare and old-age pensions.
- As a committed welfare-statist, she believes the government should guarantee housing for all citizens.
- The debate between welfare-statists and free-market supporters dominated the election.
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