By that measure, today's deficit, although unwelcome, is well within historical ranges. A deficit that is 3. 8 percent of GDP, as is now projected for this year, would be smaller than the deficits in nine of the last 25 years, and far below the peak deficit figure of 6 percent of GDP reached in 1983.
This example text from a political party manifesto is for limiting the welfare state, for example public funding for social services or social security, e.g. private care before state care