You can inject market mechanisms into the welfare state to sharpen its performance.

事实就是事实，因为它就摆在那里。

The opposite was true in some countries with generous or ill-designed welfare states, however.

然而，在一些福利慷慨或设计不当的国家，情况恰恰相反。

But no matter who wins, this election could mean cuts to the British welfare state.

不过无论谁在这次大选中胜出，都将缩减英国的福利制度。

The welfare state, income tax, nationalisation, all grew out of conflict and crisis.

福利国家、所得税、国有化，都是在冲突和危机中产生的。

France has no choice but to rethink its generous welfare state and well-staffed public sector.

它除了对优厚的福利和齐整的公共部门加以慎思外别无选择。

And the reality here is, I think, is that we're living in an inverse welfare state.

我认为，现实是，我们生活在一个反向福利国家。

His position is not original, although he has made the argument about immigration undermining the welfare state his own.

他的思想不过是把以前的争论翻新了一遍，尽管确实是他提出了移民有损福利国家的理论。

European welfare states often rely on tax systems that are flatter than America's, using welfare spending to smooth out inequities.

欧洲福利国家常依靠比美国更低的税收制度，使用福利支出来弥合社会不公。

For libertarians, welfare states create dependency and stifle initiative.

对于自由主义者来说，福利国家会产生依赖性并扼杀主动性。

US marriage is a social welfare state of two.

美国婚姻是两个社会福利国家。