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MENTAL MODEL · M1378

Welfare State

Welfare State
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

CORE DEFINITION

The welfare state is a concept of statehood that seeks to maximize equality among people and places great importance on the well-being of every citizen, predominantly found in Northern Europe.

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The welfare state is a concept of statehood that seeks to maximize equality among people and places great importance on the well-being of every citizen, predominantly found in Northern Europe.

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The government concentrates resources through progressive taxation and redistributes them to provide a safety net for citizens against basic risks such as illness, old age, and unemployment, replacing the contingencies of the pure market with 'social solidarity'. The logic is to reduce systemic vulnerability, but it also alters individual incentive structures.

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