So if there is no hope for reforms of the welfare society, the next question must be whether capitalism can exist or co-exist in the long-term in a social welfare state.

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There are other arguments to be made about allocation of resources, whether or not the nursing home industry should exist in its current form, and so forth, but arguing that Medicare is crowding out benefits to nursing home employees is flimsy at best.

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