ABSTRACT
Egalitarianism has conquered America. Its impact on society, the economy, the culture and the mindset of the individual citizen is not yet quite as deep as it has been in Europe. Yet with the concessions from influential, supposedly non-egalitarian voices, resorting to fine-tuning the welfare state, it is apparent that a substantial segment of the opposition to egalitarianism has conceded defeat. Perhaps it is their hope to solve the structural problems built into the welfare state. Given the long European experience with slow growth, persistent deficits, austerity and even desperate monetary measures, it is extremely unlikely that even the cream of the crust among right-of-center thinkers in the United States can solve two of the welfare state's three pressing structural problems. An egalitarian commitment to pro-growth policies, as defined by Myrdal, Galbraith and Keynes would only add onto the role that government already plays in the economy.
