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“In the past, people never asked for help unless they needed it. My grandmother was offered a pension and she was offended. She did not need it.

But now people do not have that mentality. They think of these benefits as their rights. The rights have just expanded and expanded. And it has brought us a good quality of life. But now we need to go back to the rights and the duties. We all have to contribute.”

Karen Haekkerup, Denmark's minister of social affairs and integration, speaking about her country's welfare programs