In 1965 there was one person in 22 on welfare/support here in Australia (IIRC) whereas now there is one person in every 5 being supported by the taxpayer. And guess what. That one in 5 doesn't include the carers and the bureaucrats we are also supporting.

We have a situation in Australia where 60% of the voting public pay 10% of the tax. So guess what. They will always vote for more public expenditures coz they aren't the ones who are paying for it.

Interesting discussion to explore what can be done about it.