A Third of Spaniards Living off the Government

A Third of Spaniards Living off the Government

In Spain, a full third of the population over age 15 relies on a monthly payment from the government for their income. The immediate question is, how sustainable is such a system?

The figures come from calculations by two news organizations–the regional El Correo and the national website El Debate . They reveal increasing levels of welfare dependency and a bloated public sector.

In an article published last week, the Basque newspaper El Correo estimated that four out of every ten Basques over the age of 20 “already receive a public ‘payroll’.” To reach that conclusion, the author added the total […]

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