| ▲ | tmp10423288442 5 hours ago | |
That's true, but the context is Xi being against Western "Welfarism". I presume (although I don't know for sure) that they're not against some support for the truly disabled, but that doesn't cover able-bodied people being on welfare for long periods, even if the employment market is unfavorable. The major exception is that Chinese people have traditionally been able to retire relatively young (in their 50s or even 40s sometimes) and receive support, particularly if they work for state-owned enterprises. | ||
| ▲ | graemep 5 hours ago | parent [-] | |
I agree, just wanted to point out its not as simple as Bible to Stalin to Xi - for one thing the "willing to" being removed makes it different.. Lenin said it too, and I do not think his meaning was as harsh as Stalin's, as the latter said it during a famine. | ||