The definition and extent of a welfare statist “safety net” vary from country to country, but common elements include tax financed healthcare and education, subsidized housing, unemployment benefits, welfare payments, and a large amount of regulation to preventively “protect” you from harm. Individuals living in a welfare state willingly or not so willingly agree that government needs to be in control of parts of their life in exchange for “safety net insurance.”
Think Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right 