Welfare state
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A welfare state is where the government has a duty to provide some level of basic support for its citizens. For example school is free, and it is a duty of state to heal ill people. The state give money to people who do not have any money. The state gives homes to people who do not have them. To make this happen there must be high taxes. Usually rich people have to pay most taxes.
The most known welfare states are Nordic countries.
There are 2 types of welfare state, public (state) and private. Private welfare is paying for the services for a better quality.