Welfare as a reaction to capitalism.

A clear history of the welfare state as it came up from the torment that Capitalism created.  The money quote: “The safety net was created to save capitalism from itself, not to attack capitalism.”  We have welfare to keep the problems capitalism creates at bay, not to dismantle it.  Without the safety net, financial aid programs, and countless other items we would have people in the streets who would argue for a more revolutionary system.