And what the hell is going on in the UK (36.1%!)? Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.
such payments include vouchers (food, shelter, transpo), tax "credits" (reducing scheduled rates), pensions/annuity financed by the state, and "free" services such as medical care, meals, education.
economists tend to avoid measuring intangible benefits of a welfare state. that isn't to say that they don't exist. Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
