I think the headline is a misnomer. It's not a strong welfare state that promotes entrepreneurism but rather simply a saftey net. There's a huge difference. A

I think the headline is a misnomer. It's not a strong welfare state that promotes entrepreneurism but rather simply a saftey net. There's a huge difference. A highly centralized cradle-to-grave welfare state seems to actually facilitate the opposite. But the point is taken that a limited but efficient social safety net is facilitative of risk taking. A universal basic income would probably be more effective than either the strong centralized European welfare state or the inefficient multitude of highly specialized national programs in the US.