more people become dependent on government, either through employment, government contracts or handouts; the less likely they are to vote for spending cutbacks. As Luxembourg Prime Minster Jean-Claude Junker put it “We all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it”.
The rise of the entitlement class
more people become dependent on government, either through employment, government contracts or handouts; the less likely they are to vote for spending cutbacks. As Luxembourg Prime Minster Jean-Claude Junker put it “We all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it”.