"It's been said the majority, or a large part, of the electorate of Berlin consists of people receiving welfare or other community/state benefits in some form o

"It's been said the majority, or a large part, of the electorate of Berlin consists of people receiving welfare or other community/state benefits in some form or another, including the large number of state employees living in Berlin. It's a very unhealthy situation going forward ..." I am reminded of this quote, which is often misattributed to Alexander Fraser Tytler[1]: "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing ..." [1] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alexander_Fraser_Tytler https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alexander_Fraser_Tytler