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    It is not the case that Empirical cases like New Deal labor legislation and post-war welfare states were enacted over sustained capitalist opposition, disconfirming a strong structural determination thesis.

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    • 1.Capitalist 'opposition' may reflect tactical disagreement, not rejection; welfare states ultimately stabilized accumulation and prevented revolution.
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    • 2.These reforms occurred during exceptional periods (depression, post-war) when capital faced existential threats, not normal structural conditions.
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    • 3.Subsequent neoliberal rollback of welfare states suggests capitalist structural power reasserted when crisis abated, confirming determination thesis.
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    • 1.Labor movements and electoral coalitions mobilized independent political power, demonstrating agency beyond structural economic constraints.
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    • 2.Capitalist classes fractured on welfare issues; export-oriented and finance sectors supported stabilization that labor legislation provided.
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    • 3.Strong structural determination would predict welfare state failure; their persistence across decades shows structures permit multiple outcomes.
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