There are many perceptions that indicate that much of the social spending in the United States goes to people who do not really need public support. Conservative attitudes promote that public provision of social welfare produces a culture of dependence on the state by the poor. Furthermore, greater dependence would suggest that unemployment remains stagnant or increases as resources become underutilized, leading to a slowdown in economic growth. Therefore, in order to substantiate these different perspectives, it is necessary to analyze Pontusson's article on “Welfare State and Economic Growth”. Pontusson analyzes post-war redistributive policies, comparing them with European countries, to clearly demonstrate the expansion that results from an ongoing welfare state. influenced by income distribution. Indeed, overall redistribution turns out to be directly related to poverty reduction. In contrast, programs that directly impact the poor do not appear to increase the redistributive impact of social spending. Pontusson argues that such programs generally do not have the widespread support in political arenas to present select benefits. Furthermore, through the analysis of a cross-national comparison, little evidence is presented to support whether the expansion of a welfare state leads to large changes in economic growth. or standard of living. Referring to data from the 1960s and 1970s, it is significant that the public provision of social welfare increases the strength of the economy through improved performance. Furthermore, rolling analysis of the 1980s and 1990s presents more mixed evidence, as the growth-inhibiting effects of the welfare state appear to cancel each other out, assessed through GDP valuation. And finally, although high... in the middle of the document... it raises doubts and helps to understand that it is necessary to speculate on whether work-family reconciliation policies have any effect on economic growth. . Approaching it from a logical perspective, allocating the necessary time for adequate care, this would actually result in parents returning to work happier and dedicated to their work and their company. Furthermore, by maintaining these close ties to family, a decrease in divorce rates is likely to occur. If a worker has a more stable home and a happier life, it's easy to hypothesize that this will lead to greater work output and overall economic growth. Therefore, as Gornick so elegantly stated, there is very little evidence today to support this speculation; however, one day it will be possible to analyze change as a result of both redistributive and reconciliation policies.