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wealthfare

noun

Etymology

Blend of wealth + welfare or wealth + fare. First use appears c. 1923. See cite below.

  1. inherited from welefare
  2. compounded as wealthfare — “wealth + welfare”

Definitions

  1. Welfare or other financial aid or assistance that benefits the rich or upper class.

    • In these ways, the rich shelter and protect their income and avoid paying taxes. Allowing the rich to do this is but another form of wealthfare.
    • Wealthfare for the rich costs about 3.5 times as much as welfare for the poor, which is now being cut. Three years of wealthfare costs more than it costs to run the entire federal government for a year.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA