RT Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet)Two thirds of welfare recipients in Germany are foreigners.What exactly is the point of a welfare state incentivizing people from other countries to move there? Does it make sense to you? https://t.co/to7q00L6PD ...

Germany’s soul-searching over how to revive its moribund economy is running into a hard truth: a sprawling welfare state is part of the problem https://t.co/E424Toi5H3 ...

French PM Bayrou says France’s debt pile will endanger the country if it’s not tackled. But resentment is bubbling up among white-collar taxpayers who already feel short-changed by a welfare state that always seems to put pensioners first. https://t.co/ZShVUYz81a ...

Luxury policies are out. The rebuilding of resilience is in. After all, without the rebuilding of national security, there may eventually be no welfare state https://t.co/SJj6DBbSzW ...