He called his policy “Staatssozialismus”, meaning “State Socialism”.
He enacted the program in response to the massive popular appeal of Marx’s ideas.
It’s exactly this that the Nazis were referring to when they called themselves “National Socialists”. This use of the word “socialism” to somehow mean a society ruled by a paternalistic protector and provider appointed by god was very familiar to the Kaiserboos of the 1920s.
Otto von Bismarck officially passed both Social Security and “Universal Healthcare” into law during the 1880s.
I don’t know enough about the laws themselves to judge though.
He called his policy “Staatssozialismus”, meaning “State Socialism”.
He enacted the program in response to the massive popular appeal of Marx’s ideas.
It’s exactly this that the Nazis were referring to when they called themselves “National Socialists”. This use of the word “socialism” to somehow mean a society ruled by a paternalistic protector and provider appointed by god was very familiar to the Kaiserboos of the 1920s.