Many perceptions indicate that a large portion of social spending in the United States goes to people who do not really need public support. Conservative attitudes hold that public provision of social protection produces a culture of dependence on the state among the poor. Furthermore, increased dependency would suggest that unemployment would stagnate or increase as resources are underutilized, leading to a slowdown in economic growth. Therefore, in order to support these different perspectives, Pontusson's article on “The Welfare State and Economic Growth” needs to be analyzed. Pontusson analyzes post-war redistribution policies, comparing them to European countries, to clearly demonstrate the expansion that resulted from the creation of a welfare state. influenced by income distribution. In fact, overall redistribution is directly linked to poverty reduction. Conversely, programs that directly affect the poor do not appear to increase the redistributive impact of social spending. Pontusson argues that such programs generally lack the widespread support in political arenas to exhibit selected benefits. Furthermore, through the analysis of a cross-national comparison, little evidence is presented to support that the expansion of a welfare state leads to large changes in economic growth. or the standard of living. Referring to data from the 1960s and 1970s, it is representative that public provision of social protection enhances the strength of the economy through enriched performance. Furthermore, continued analysis from the 1980s and 1990s presents more mixed evidence, as the growth-inhibiting effects of the welfare state appear to cancel out when assessed through the valuation of GDP. And finally, although the high level... the middle of the document...... raises questions and helps to understand that it is necessary to speculate on the question of whether work-family policies have an effect on economic growth. . By approaching this issue from a logical point of view, allowing time for proper care to take place, parents would return to work happier and dedicated to their work and business. Additionally, by maintaining these close ties to family, there will likely be a decrease in divorce rates. If a worker has more stable housing and a happier life, it is easy to assume that this will lead to increased labor output and overall economic growth. As such, as Gornick so elegantly puts it, there is very little evidence today to support this speculation; however, it will one day be possible to analyze change as a result of both redistribution and reconciliation policies.