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Correct me if I wrong, up to 40% of Roman citizens were on "welfare". This, at least, shows that it's not impossible to have a functioning society with a large
by red75prime 5mo ago
Correct me if I wrong, up to 40% of Roman citizens were on "welfare". This, at least, shows that it's not impossible to have a functioning society with a large percentage of people who only contribute political activity.
- killingtime74 5mo agoYou mean they were slaves right
- red75prime 5mo agoNah. It was welfare for Roman citizens: cura annonae.
- thrance 5mo agoThese people weren't completely idle for one, and Rome was subsidized by the rest of the Empire, from which it extracted wealth and resources.