Toby Henstrand

To Regulate or Not to Regulate

We Need a Larger Congress

The Case for More Congressional Members

A Case Study Of Neoliberalism & The Myth Of Welfare Dependency

The discourse surrounding the welfare state in the US and the Western world writ large has undoubtedly shifted rightward since the 1980s. There are many reasons for this, but the biggest one is the myth of welfare dependency. My goal here is to critically examine the concept of welfare dependency itself and challenge its characterization as a real issue. The purpose is not to deny that welfare fraud exists or that stealing is good, but rather that government intervention to protect people and grow the economy is justified, even if it costs more, and that right-wing arguments on the topic are fundamentally flawed.