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Who said this?
Just the founder of the German welfare state, that noted leftist* populist* Otto von Bismarck. His motives were so altruistic*, weren't they?
(*sarcasm)
[...]the actual complaint of the worker is the insecurity of his existence; he is unsure if he will always have work, he is unsure if he will always be healthy and he can predict that he will reach old age and be unable to work. If he falls into poverty, and be that only through prolonged illness, he will find himself totally helpless being on his own, and society currently does not accept any responsibility towards him beyond the usual provisions for the poor, even if he has been working all the time ever so diligently and faithfully. The ordinary provisions for the poor, however, leave a lot to be desired [...].
Just the founder of the German welfare state, that noted leftist* populist* Otto von Bismarck. His motives were so altruistic*, weren't they?
(*sarcasm)
