Erhard consistently advocated dismantling the welfare state as quickly as possible

Evidence

In 1952, towards the end of the period in which the economy was still state-controlled, the neo-liberal Minister of Economic Affairs, Ludwig Erhard, the father of the economic miracle', had emphasized that the welfare state introduced for social reasons under special social circumstances must be dismantled as quickly as possible.’ This view continued to form part of his programme. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 629

Categorization

• SHARE: A quotable Ordo-liberal-era source for anyone tracking the postwar roots of welfare-state retrenchment rhetoric.
• XREF: connects to: Adenauer-era economics aimed to dismantle the welfare state rather than build it — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2516
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Adenauer-era economics aimed to dismantle the welfare state rather than build it — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2516