Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. the two main political parties in the united states, the democratic party and the republican party, are extremely similar in their opinions of the american welfare state. one of the major issues at the center of the political debate over the welfare state is the tradeoff between efficiency and equity. as a government's welfare state system grows, it will likely increase tax rates across all earning quintiles in order to fund the expansions. the united states has one of the largest and most developed welfare state systems among industrialized countries, even though it has some of the lowest tax rates. a notch is a government-imposed fine for families receiving welfare state benefits who do not meet the strict time limit for finding work.