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		kooshball on Oct 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rather than savage cuts, Switzerland considers “St... How is it not welfare? It's free money from the government.

notdrunkatall on Oct 12, 2013 [–]

It's not welfare as welfare is commonly understood: a subsidy for the poor that everyone else pays for. To Alaskans, it's just free money, so the negative connotations that typically come with the welfare label don't apply.

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