https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_capitalism
Not that I agree with welfare capitalism, I think it’s an unstable position and greed would always kill it. But let’s not forget that for some people, the past was definitely better than the present when it came to some economic matters. Note: I’m not excusing or wanting the bigotry of the past.
"When did we move to a "do whatever you think you can get away with" model of society?
That's what I was talking about, and it's much broader than what's covered by welfare capitalism.
> But let’s not forget that for some people, the past was definitely better than the present
We are talking about society as a whole. And "do whatever you think you can get away with" implies that it will be better for some people. Just because life it great doesn't mean people aren't doing whatever they think they can get away with. Just because the past was better doesn't change my assertion.