Maggie's Farm

Goldberg: In a welfare state, how much is 'enough'?

A quote:

Governments do not generate wealth; they can merely distribute it. The challenge for both liberals and conservatives is simply to define how much distribution is "enough." What would an acceptable safety net look like? Who should be taken care of by taxpayers and for how long? Paul Ryan offered an answer to that question, and liberals scoffed because they reject the question. There's no such thing as enough. That's what the Greeks thought.

That's what the Greeks thought until Mr. Reality in the form of the Bond Market appeared to them.

There is no such thing as "enough" as long as there is one more vote to be bought.