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- Criticisms_of_welfare abstract "The modern welfare state has been criticized on economic and moral grounds from both the left and the right of the political spectrum. On the one hand, socialists typically criticize the welfare state as an attempt to legitimize the economic system of capitalism by making it appear more equitable, while failing to resolve any of its fundamental contradictions and further distorting the market through policy interventions. By contrast, conservatives usually argue that the provision of basic services or transfer payments reduces the incentive for workers to seek employment, both by reducing the need to work, and by reducing the reward of work through higher taxes.".