antiwelfare
Opposing government aid
Antiwelfare describes opposition to government assistance programs for the poor or unemployed.
The term typically characterizes political positions, policies, or rhetoric aimed at reducing or eliminating such programs: antiwelfare legislation, antiwelfare sentiment among voters.
It often carries critical connotations, implying hostility toward the disadvantaged rather than principled fiscal conservatism.
Cautious about altering customs
- libertarianAnti-statist political adherent
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- paleoconservativeTraditional, isolationist American rightist
reactionary · free-market · laissez-faire · privatization · deregulation · individualism · supply-side · monetarist
Start without external resources
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
initiative · accountability · empowerment · entrepreneurship · self-support · self-improvement · upskilling · resilience
Assumed right to benefits
- dependencyState of needing support
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
- freeloaderOne exploiting others' generosity
- moocherOne who cadges habitually
fraud · abuse · waste · disincentive · able-bodied · TANF
Maximum durations allowed
- defundingEliminating allocated money
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- privatizationState sells public assets
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- libertarianAnti-statist political adherent
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
paleoconservative · reactionary · free-market · laissez-faire · privatization · deregulation · individualism · supply-side · monetarist · capitalist
bootstrap
Start without external resources
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
hardworking · initiative · accountability · empowerment · entrepreneurship · self-support · self-improvement · upskilling · resilience · determination
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
- dependencyState of needing support
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
- freeloaderOne exploiting others' generosity
moocher · fraud · abuse · waste · disincentive · able-bodied · TANF
time-limits
Maximum durations allowed
- defundingEliminating allocated money
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- devolutionTransferring power locally
antiwelfarewelfare
Comfort and prosperity
social democratic · progressive · socialist · statist · interventionist