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Mmm, seems like a stretch to blame problems in Eastern Europe on the belief in a safety net - Western Europe/Scandinavia also believes in a safety net but doesn't have the same problems.

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What makes you think it does not ? It is just on a different scale.

Sure, in that case so is the US and everywhere else, which means the social safety net is completely irrelevant.

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