Past and Present the Challanges of the Pre-Victorians to the Postmodernists (Book)

She also mentions the mother of the British welfare state, Beatrice Webb, who helped create the welfare state but was concerned that an overly generous welfare state would produce a parasite class and be a demoralizing influence on the work ethic. FDR, the father of the American welfare state, voiced similar concerns. The current hysteria over any diminution of the welfare state shows them to be correct.