Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by James Price
“The United States gained much of its famous self-reliance and can-do spirit from its Anglo-Saxon heritage, and much of its skepticism of big government from its British origins to boot. So it should horrify Americans to learn just how much the motherland has forgotten its proud tradition of self-sufficiency and pride in being self-reliant. In fact, readers of a sensitive disposition may need to brace themselves for the following statistic: over half of British adults — 52.1% — now depend on the state for their livelihood. This nauseating discovery is the product of the Adam Smith Institute’s (ASI) new State Reliance Index.” (04/14/25)