tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post115374122264731097..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1153758880166424972006-07-24T11:34:00.000-05:002006-07-24T11:34:00.000-05:00What's the big deal? Welfare is patronage, plain and simple. Most of the time, it's patronage by liberal or center-left politicians with a poor clientele. This time, it's a center-right politician and rich clientele. Patronage is still patronage, and this situation is nothing but the natural consequence of basing so much of our government on patronage in the first place.GadFlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137470950780538971noreply@blogger.com