Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Welfare state makes us less happy

James Bartholomew writes on his blog about how the welfare state has made us less happy;

We live now in a society where the government controls more and more of our lives. It robs us of a sense that we are the ones who run our own lives. It takes away a certain dignity and, through that, it takes away some of our contentment.

The psychological impact (not to mention the cultural impact) of the welfare state has been enormous. It deserves far more study than the academic world has yet given it.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

No it doesn't require far more study. It requires less government so people need to be involved in their respective communities running things that need to be run. From that involvement comes dignity and contentment