It doesn't have to be welfare. What's essential is the shifting of the tax burden away from a group or tax spending towards a group.
Of course, I'd argue that's the way it's always been. A ruler remains in power by taking things away from his political opponents and giving them to his supporters.
It doesn't have to be welfare. What's essential is the shifting of the tax burden away from a group or tax spending towards a group.
Of course, I'd argue that's the way it's always been. A ruler remains in power by taking things away from his political opponents and giving them to his supporters.