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In developed countries*
I'm not sure if the USA qualifies for that status
Even in developing countries, governments do their best to provide free services for those in dire poverty, especially those considered "poorest of the poor".
The poorest of the poor cost society money but can never invest back into it. Bringing them to a level where they can pay taxes to invest in the services they are provided while also getting a better quality of life is such a basic concept that it's just stupid that a modern society would oppose it!
The purpose of having extremely poor people is to act as a warning to everyone else; "Stay in line or you'll end up like them!"
Good thing russia gained 50 oblasts, those magatards are getting their social programs once putin openly takes over us government.
Welfare policies are common even in developing countries. They simply don't have the kind of capital accumulated by European welfare states because they don't outsource their industrial manufacturing to poorer countries. Hence, the implementation is difficult and bureaucrats are often corrupt. Reagan won an election calling universal healthcare 'communism' and actually opposing something so obviously in favour of people -- this would not have happened in most poor countries. At least in mine, people consistently vote in favour of better healthcare, public transport and free food regardless of ideology. Fear mongering about 'commmunism' has been tried in urban areas, where people have the luxury to care about something like that, and it backfired spectacularly. The phenomenon of voting against one's self interests because gommunism and freedom seems to be a uniquely American thing.