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		malermeister on Nov 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Review of Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created th... How is that a bad thing? The welfare states is the means through which the world's most livable city and those comfortable lives are achieved.

aa-jv on Nov 13, 2024 [–]

Welfare is only sustainable for as long as there is someone willing to pay for it. That's the entire point of the heroes in the original article.

You can't make bread out of thin air. Vienna has a serious welfare budget.

malermeister on Nov 13, 2024 | [–]

It doesn't matter if people are willing. Taxes are not optional.

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