Why Is the Welfare State in the United States Less

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Multiple Choice

Why is the welfare state in the United States less developed than many other industrialized democracies?

• A)Democrats continually prevent the expansion of the welfare state.
• B)The Constitution severely limits the ability of the welfare state to exist.
• C)It sometimes comes into conflict with American ideals such as hard work and responsibility.
• D)President Franklin D. Roosevelt quashed any possibility of a welfare state.
• E)Americans value pure capitalism over any sort of government intervention.

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