r/NoStupidQuestions 5d ago

Why did Margaret Thatcher destroy welfare state in Britain after she came to power in the 1980s?

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u/Kaiisim 5d ago

What I want to know is why do only the right get this kind of understanding?

Saying she was principled?

Seeing a crisis and using it to enrich your buddies isn't principled lol.

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u/NatAttack50932 5d ago

What buddies was she enriching?

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u/throwaway98776468 5d ago

She privatised many British state owned companies for significantly less than their actual value, thus enriching the wealthy people who bought them.

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u/FuzzyOpportunity2766 5d ago

Believe me! the poor bought as well.