You know that they voted Socialist Government in right? They wouldn't mind giving their fellow poorer countrymen, women and children the right and the ability to access the wealth of education and information. Honestly I rather the taxes go back people than to a CEOs pocket You may called "Nanny Statism", the welfare state had strong positive effects to manage poverty in many developed countries, I believe it's a necessity. I maybe bit bias, I live in a country with extremely high taxes and I don't mind the taxes going to social welfare, because I use some of these benefits as well, ie universal health care. Honestly, under a libertarian government how will the poor survive without welfare? You may say the magic of the free market. But I call it Social Darwinism.