Essays on Welfare

Abstract

Economics is a subject that has its recognition in almost every walk of life. Inevitably, there is no single definition of the term “Economics” exist in the world, because every author has had defined the concept in somewhat different manner. Adam Smith is known as the Father of Economics (FOE) and according to his concept, “Economics is the study of wealth that deals with the buying and selling of products in total”

There are basically two types of economics predominantly comprised on microeconomics and macroeconomics and both of these provisions are important. According to the ...

Joseph Wong in chapter 3 of this book examines the gradual change of three Asian states namely Taiwan, Japan and Korea from developmental states to states that care for the welfare of its citizens. He examines the post war period, the decade of 1980’s and the period of 1990’s with a view of demonstrating the change that occurred. He makes the case that the three states engineered social welfare policies after the 1990’s contrary to expectations. This review seeks to explore the change and a reflection of these changes as enumerated by Wong. Further, the review ...

Purpose of the research

This research is to be carried out on The Shams Store. It will be a study on employee welfare application within the store. The purpose of this research is to find out different ways that can make life easy for employees within the workplace. This study will help in knowing what workers need in order to feel valued at the store hence improving their productivity.

- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The research shall be carried out by way of execution of questionnaires by the respondents, these will cover the ordinary workers while the managers shall be ...

This paper explores the philosophical basics of various economic systems and the manner in which the specific economy systems relate to social justice through examination of vast income support policies. Firstly, social justice refers to the manner in which basic human rights are revealed and upheld for the purpose of a peaceable living. This paper therefore explores two income support policies which are the social security and the temporary assistance for needy families.

Social security refers to an economic support program that utilizes public funds to cater for the public’s economic security. The social security program works in ...

Living in an age where technology governs humans in almost every aspect of life, concern over the gap in internet usage in relation to economic and racial differences have consumed policymakers. This is merely because of the conspicuous digital divide where despite the universal benefit resulting from advancement in technology, there are several sectors that are still at a distance from this blessing. One such example is the public schools which is a place reflecting equality, learning and education without disparity on the basis of sex, race and status. In this regard, in order to serve every student, the ...

In the recent years, there has been a need to increase advertisements on blood donation. These advertisements have been done through posters, radio stations and even the television stations. The aim is to reach as many people as possible so that the problem of blood shortage in hospitals can be addressed once and for all. Blood shortage has been caused by various factors that will be addressed by this research. In addition, these advertisements have some impacts on society. The aim of this research paper is to evaluate the causes of advertisements encouraging blood donations. The paper will also ...

The recommendations that have been given to 3 Gen Avion are likely to be effective due to a number of reasons. To begin with, the first suggestion that has been made proposes that the company needs to start assessing the cost it incurs for all its inbound shipments. This recommendation will indeed benefit the operations of 3 Gen Avion in a number of ways. For example, the company will obtain a good understanding of all the dynamics and factors that affect the costs it incurs when obtaining and shipping its products to its customers.

Some of the dynamics and ...

Overview of the Organization

The proposed organization for the topic of my final paper is the Social Security Administration (SSA). It is an independent agency of the U.S. government that is responsible for administering social security, a social insurance program that consists of benefits such as survivors’, disability, and retirement benefits, which Americans can qualify for through the payment of Social Security taxes.

In particular, I work for the agency’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) where, as a Senior Case Technician, I am responsible for providing technical and legal support to the Administrative Law-Judges and other professional ...

Q. 1. Why have private pension plans grown so rapidly since the 1940s?

Although the formal introduction of private pension was made a hundred years ago, it is only in 1940 that the private pension industry has emerged as a major social and economic driving factor in the economy. The early pension plans were initiated by large companies between 1900s to 1940 and some of them were implemented through the help of labor unions. However, most of the companies are not in favor of idea, thus making private pension discretionary and, therefore, unfunded and noncontributory. The growth of the ...

1. I don’t think that the deal that Harley-Davidson made with the union is too one-sided for several reasons. The first reason is that while half the jobs had been cut and a quarter of the remaining jobs received pay cuts, this measure cut a considerable percentage of operating costs and ensured that the plant still continues to operate. The 2009 economic recession shut down many companies and thousands of people lost their jobs; if Harley-Davidson did not take these measures, everyone at the plant loses their job. The second reason is ...

Introduction

A memorable case written upon the pages of medical history books is Karen Quilain whose parents went to court in order for doctors to remove ...

ABSTRACT

The abstract does not provide a brief description of the problem under study but rather gives the objective of the study which is to summarize longitudinal research regarding physical health and health behaviors on women’s subsequent alcohol use. The research does not conduct experiments with participants but rather uses databases from Medline/PsycINFO to yield its results. The database yielded ...

Annuities and perpetuities are types of financial instrument, which make payments at regular intervals (parrino & kidwell, 2009). Although both perpetuities and annuities make regular payments, there is a difference in the life span of the financial instruments. Annuities have a finite lifespan while perpetuities have an infinite life span (Grinblatt & Titman, 2002). Examples of annuities are; loan repayment and lottery winning. For loan repayment, the principal and interest are repaid in regular intervals while in lottery winning the winner receives a fixed amount of the winning for fixed period. Example of ...

The Battle of the wilderness was fought from May 5-7 in 1864 and it took almost two days. This battle was between two Generals of the Civil war namely Ulysses S. Grant and Robert Lee. The battle was the beginning of U. S. Grant’s overland operation in opposition to Richmond. Actually it was his first war in the Virginia region as well as his first war in opposition to Robert Lee. The war was fought near the town of Richmond town which was being protected by General Robert Lee. The major objective of Grant was to capture this ...

1. Summary of the Paper The paper Expanding the Subject: Violence, Care, and (In)Active Male Citizenship by Sylvia Fuller, Paul Kershaw, and Jane Pulkingham discusses the proposed policy reorientation of active citizenship. The authors argued that the current social policy orientation is too focused on employment and dismisses violence against women as well as disregards men’s neglect of child-caring responsibilities. Their paper calls for the re-conceptualization of active citizenship to address and take into account these male dysfunctions (183-185). Using qualitative data from semi-annual open-ended interviews of seventeen mothers receiving ...

The Factors That Contribute To Length Of Stay In The Emergency Department Funding of the project considers the given issue at hand, and how critical it is to the sustenance of health institutions. These include the costs incurred in line with the provision of services to the affected people, especially those who are in critical conditions. The table below clearly illustrates the costs that would affect the success of the project at hand. However, there are other miscellaneous costs that have to be considered, on a greater scale. They base on the fact that there are issues that always ...

Background

Human kind has been facing uncertainties throughout ages related to illness, disability, unemployment, old age and death. These facets of life have been referred to as a threat to the economic security of an individual. The ancient Greeks considered the olive oil to be a form of their economic security while in the medieval Europe, the economic security was considered to be the responsibility of the feudal lords. With the developments in economy and the rise in social complexities, formal organizations were developed in Europe; these regulated production and employment while providing certain benefits to the members in times ...

Part I

Answer 1 It is a static budget in since the planner had already set the expenses together with the expected revenues. The fees each student was to pay had already been determined and accounted for. Each student was required to pay, the estimated grants to expect and the expenses that would go to salaries, purchase of equipment and other miscellaneous expenses.

Answer 2

The total revenues for the 120 students less grants was 802,567-(50,000+10,000+5,000+10,000) =727,000. Total revenue per student727,000/120=6058.3333. The total revenue less grants for the 100 students was: 681, ...

Is the Welfare State obsolete?

The welfare state was first introduced by William Beveridge, in an effort to overcome hindrances to the rehabilitation of society after the war, by providing social security, free education, health service, housing and employment (GCSE Bitesize, 2014). Despite the criticism this government concept has received over the decades, it is argued that welfare state is currently in existence and not obsolete. Long since its first introduction in Britain, developed countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden and the United States, to name a few, have adopted and adjusted this concept according to their nation’s needs. These ...

Most governments all over the world have social policies that help support and overcome the weaknesses of the major social organizations of the nation, especially the disabled, the youth and the elderly. When it come to the quality of life of senior people, some aspects comes into play. These are health status, income security, education and employment and, the perception of older people to social connectedness. According to statistics, the Canadian population is rapidly aging. Older people makeup a rapidly growing population and, this trend is expected to go on for some time since there is improved life expectancy ...

In order to get a clear picture of how Plato would respond to this dilemma, it is important to establish the facts about this case. A woman named Lisa Krawchuk qualified for welfare assistance because of her low income. The welfare authorities required her to report any changes in her income for the period that she received the benefits. She agreed to that condition, reported an increase in her income after her husband got a part-time job and the welfare office reduced her payments accordingly. Lisa failed to report that she was benefiting from a student loan and the ...

As most people well know, times are getting tougher and holding down a job is getting even tougher. Sadly, a great many people are forced to apply for food stamps/welfare because of not being able to feed their families or not making enough to feed their families. Each year more than 10,000 people are forced on welfare because of not being able to keep a job let alone find an employer that’ll hire them for one. Unfortunately, common people are not the only ones to suffer from this pandemic outbreak; fresh out of college graduates are too. ...

Import Tariffs

Introduction Sloman and Wards (2007, p23) define tariffs as the taxes imposed by the government on the imported goods. In most nations of the world, the tariffs on the imported goods have always been hiked in favor of the locally manufactured goods. When the imported goods get to be highly taxed by the native government, their prices are increased to counteract the high cost of importation. This has always left the domestic goods relatively cheaper and thus high demand from the customers. The imported goods on the hand suffer at this expense; their cost lowers their demand. The government ...

What can the first and second theorems of welfare economics teach us about economic policy?

What is economic policy? Economic policy refers to those actions that a government undertakes in order to influence its economy. These Economic actions include regulation of interest rates through Federal Reserve, regulation of the government expenditure, implementing rights of private property, and laving tax rates. Welfare Economics is the method of systematically evaluating economic implications in the alternative resource allocated. Welfare economics deals with weather the sources allocated are efficient and who is going to lose or gain by how much in various allocations (Mark Blaug, 2007).

Fundamental theorems of Welfare Economics

Welfare economics has two fundamental theorems which are as follows: First theorem ...

The religion that I follow is Islam. The basic tenets of Islam include believing in the All Mighty, and following those instructions that were set forth by the beloved Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W). At present Islam is amongst the top religion that is being followed and it finds its followers in every part of the world. Islam originated from the land of Arabia in the 7th century A.D. the prominent places of initiation were Medina and Mecca. It originated in the backdrop of a society that was marred by all kinds of social, moral evils. It came as a ...

Statement of the problem

The minimum wage is a controversy subject when it comes in receiving wages, as most workers will come to an agreement that, one can never be paid enough. Nevertheless, employers may cause problems with that declaration, believing that they pay greater than the amount entitled to the employees, hence creating a conflict between minimum wages.Arguments supporting raising the minimum wage In my opinion, I consider that it would be a good impression to increase the minimum wage. The motives behind this is because the cost of living has gone up to the level where individuals are not making adequate ...

Introduction:

The 20th century saw number of social reforms and reformers who aimed at bringing about relive to the world. These individuals brought about massive change to the history and set a new trend towards leadership, social reforms and welfare of mankind. They have set precedence for human welfare and noble deeds.

Nelson Mandela stands as central figure who aimed at bringing the two set of people and communities together that were divided by all means and metrics of social standing. Nelson Mandela was born in 1918. He hailed from a family that enjoyed considerable repute and recognition and had ...

Internship Journal

Internship Site: Center for Preparedness and Recovery Intern Week 1 Dates: Thursday, 1st March, 2014 and Friday, 14th March, 2014

The week’s goal was to familiarize me with the Center for Preparedness and Recovery. This was through knowing people who work in the mitigation areas of the center and resources accessible by workers. My boss, Mr. Smith, led me to each staff present and described to me the duties assigned to each of the worker. After introductions, Mr. Smith took me around the center’s departments concerned or connected with mitigation. We paid visits to various departments within ...

Growing number of homeless people in Canada have emerged as one of major issues for policy makers of Canada. People are raising questions about the management and government policies that are responsible for growing number of homeless people. The issue has been a major issue of concern for the government of Canada as it affects more than a few aspects of the Canadian society as well as national interests. This paper intends to discuss the issue of homeless people in Canada and further, intends to examine whether the Canadian government should help homeless people? Toronto report card on housing ...

When speaking about Clermont let’s first discuss where it is located. Clermont is considered as the largest city in Lake County. Lake County falls under the jurisdiction of the state of Florida. As of the year 2012 the population was about 30000 people. The composition of the population is made up of mainly white residents who make up 72% while the Afro-American population is at 14% and the remainder is made up of Asians and other races. Children and young adults under the age 24 of 24 made up about third of the population at 26%.the male ...

‘Warfare state’ or ‘welfare state’: which better describes the British State in the 20th century?

Great Britain has been a witness to many conflicts that had led to a shift in international and regional politics, triggering the onset of policies and programs directed to either war or welfare. As a veteran of the Great Wars and one of the world’s influential hegemons, Britain had succumbed to both victory and immense loss especially in economic and social development. With the trauma caused by the Great Wars to the nation, the British government alongside the monarchy had revised its programs to revive the once dominant British state towards the 20th century. However, experts have argued ...

Organizations always try to increase their financial belongings and this is the core mantra of their operations. However, there are certain organizations which are not obliged to do the same because these organizations have been referred as Not for Profit (NFP) organizations in particular. The main mantra of these organizations is to provide ethical based services to its end users. The main perspective of this assignment is to analyze the function of a not for profit organization. The organization which has been defined in this analysis is First Place Funds. There is a case has been attached with the ...

A job is generally defined as a piece of work or labor, especially if it a specific task handled by an individual as part of a routine in ones occupation, for an agreed price. A good job is in many ways described depending on one’s own background, economists for example define good jobs as those, which pay a reasonable minimum and include pension benefits as well as healthcare. In today’s world, altering of the good and bad jobs picture occurs in three ways. Firstly, the business press, including other scholars, has opposed the notion known to many ...

It is a moment that the nurses should move their roles from care management to health care policy making. Nurses have good communication and leadership skills. These skills are of importance to the bedside just like in the boardroom. Nurses are an untapped resource in the board of governance (Buchbinder, 2014). Engagement of nurses in the board of governance is very important. This is because it allows the nurses to participate in decision making processes that directly or indirectly affect their work. The specific contributions that nurses serve in the board of governance include; providing the board with knowledge ...

Employee benefits include several types of non-wage compensation provided to workers on top of their regular salaries or wages. In cases where a worker transfers wages for some of another form of benefit is referred to as salary packaging or salary exchange arrangement (Shariatmadari, 2012). In most countries, most classes of employee benefits are taxable for at least some degree. Examples of such benefit comprise of housing (employer-paid or employer-provided), group insurance (health and dental, life), disability income assurance, daycare, tuition reimbursement, retirement benefits sick leave, vacation, social security, funding of education, profit sharing, and other specific benefits (Armstrong, ...

Garret Hardin developed an economics theory titled “The Tragedy of the Commons.” The word commons in the title refers to any resource used by individuals to fulfill their demand it includes; the atmosphere, oceans, rivers, and any other shared resource. Hardin suggests that individuals act rationally and independently to serve their own self interest. However, within a group context their behavior is altered, and they objectify to work in the groups best interest; that is possible through depletion of a common resource. In the article, the author has focused upon population growth, natural resources, and the welfare state. He ...

Federalism is a system of government integrated in the US where the constitution divides powers between the state and the federal government (Elkins, 47). It is important to examine the historical features of federalism as a system to govern the state by using the US as the case study. The constitution is important because it ensures law and order in the country through dividing and sharing powers between the state and the national government. This paper will look at how federalism has evolved over the years in the US through looking at power shifts between the state and the ...

How well the film adapts to the story

The film Away from her adapts so effectively to the story of The Bear Came over the Mountain on which it is based. It does this so well by narrating to the audience how loss of memory due to Alzheimer almost brings a marriage of close to half a century to an end (Egoyan&Polley, 2006). Judging from the title Away From Her, the audience gets a rough idea of what the story should be about. The most likely thought that crosses the mind of an audience who reads the title of the movie is that it entails two parties ...

Letters, in the past, do more than just share a message. These written words often carry the being along with the message; as if presenting one’s self to the one for whom the message is intended to be given. In this activity, a letter from Helen Keller dedicated to those who might like to donate for the cause of helping out deaf-and-blind individuals like herself shall be given particular attention to. Determining the response to the questions, what does this letter tell about Helen Keller? What result could a letter like this specifically bring about in relation to ...

Which fund types are included Fiduciary Net Assets?

Financial assets of Chicago on Fiduciary net assets contains a number of funds, some of the funds included under assets are cash and those funds that are equivalent to funds. There are liabilities where voucher warrants that are payable and security lending. Finally, funds accounted for an agency along the normal statements (David, 2012). The sum gives the net position of held trust of employees and the total of net position.

Do Agency funds form part of the Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets?

The statement on fiduciary includes agency funds. Besides the normal accounting statement, there are calculations on agency. Under the explanation of the statement, the additional elaborations on the ...

In the Youtube video from GlobalPOV, “Who Is Dependent on Welfare?”, professor Ananya Roy and illustrator Abby Vanmuijen use a mixed methods approach to discuss the issues of welfare, economic inequality, and the way government subsidies really work. Roy speaks, and Vanmuijen sketches on a sketchpad, using innovative techniques of color and art to convey the broader ideas that Roy is talking about, point by point, using a time-lapse method to make the presentation in time with the speech. This results in an extremely effective presentation that conveys its ideas and agenda clearly and efficiently, while also understanding its ...

Ethics can be defined as principles of a group or person that are fundamental. Social responsibility can be defined as the way a business performs the activities it has so that it can meet the obligations that it has towards the community and the environment, as well. In this corporate world, strategic planning is very important. This is where the management defines the strategies the organization has, the directions to use and how the decisions are to be made. Social responsibility and ethical values play a great role in the process of strategic planning. (Edelman, 1996) Every management should ...

Rights and the Role of Family Engagement in Child Welfare: An International Treaties Perspective on Families’ Rights, Parent’s Rights and Children’s Rights

SYNOPSIS

This paper discusses what rights do family members, parents and children have in family engagement in child welfare decision making. It discusses a topology of rights and applies it to eight countries, who are ratifiers and non-ratifiers of international treaties. It reveals what rights are articulated in international treaties and what gaps exists in family engagement process. Family engagement refers to role played by family members with help of government representatives for child welfare. Family ...

New York City is no stranger to the perils of social injustices and issues. From unaffordable healthcare to domestic violence, the city has seen all of these problems and many more. However what is the root of the majority of social issues and problems? Where do they begin? Typically the answer can be traced back to poverty. Many social problems and issues are born out of poverty. It is easy to see why the poverty level in New York City, and across the country is an issue. Poverty allows unacceptable living standards to become the norm. Impoverished families live ...

The American Red Cross is one of the United States premier humanitarian organizations, dedicated to ease human suffering especially during emergency situation. The organization was founded by Clara Barton on May 21, 1881 in Washington D.C and has since then provided relief to other people. One of the American Red Cross program is the blood collection, processing and distribution. This program was first introduced during the Second World War by Dr. Charles Drew, in order to saves the lives of the American soldiers who were wounded in the battle field. After the war, a nationwide blood donation plan was ...

- If Adam Smith were faced with the problem of procuring donor organs, he might suggest that we would be better off relying on donors’ self-interest rather than their benevolence, and advocate a market solution to distributing this scarce resource. Karl Polanyi, however, might argue that society would be harmed by allowing the market to displace the gift relationships created by voluntary donation. Although both died before successful organ transplantation was possible, use what you have learned of their theories to state the position you think each would take on whether and why organ donations should be organized on ...

Welfare is established in order to maintain the well-being of the general public within a society. These establishments, in turn, present institutions that are put forth in order to satisfy this agenda of maintaining a certain level of its citizen’s livelihood. However, many of these programs tend to cause more trouble than they alleviate. While there are options that allow for the financial protection of individuals, it is difficult to implement the large scale institutionalization of these programs. Furthermore, there are not significant benefits to the cost of their implementation. For this reason, the only option is that ...

The newly appointed chief of the police department proclaims that she will initiate a new policing approach in order to earn the trust of the community, which was diminished due to the flaws of the former chief officer. The new chief wants to implicate to everyone that the new system or policing initiative will not tolerate racial profiling and will be of help to the community whenever possible. Since the former chief of the department could not appropriately address and resolve some allegations regarding racial profiling, the new chief wants to be able to overcome this issue by stating ...

Introduction

The issue with blood donation in Canada, as well as around the world, is that the supply of blood peaks during times of crisis when the need for blood is at the forefront of the public’s attention. This often outpaces the demand and goes to waste due to the small shelf life of blood. There is a steady demand for blood donation year-round and is often under-supplied. Should Canada use a monetary incentive to improve the supply and demand imbalance for blood donation?Blood Donation In Canada Canadian Blood Services (CBS) looks after the blood donation efforts within all ...

[Professor]

Welfare recipients in the United States of America are increasing every year. In 2013, an article in the Illinois Watchdog mentioned that there are around 46.7 million American citizens who have registered for the food stamp program. One recipient receives $133 every month and a maximum of $275 per family (Illinois Website website). Dissents however are growing regarding this welfare program. Critics say that it is a dole out and disempowering program. Instead of food stamps, Dabrowksi who was cited in the same online article mentioned above said that the country needs to provide jobs to the poor ...

Located outside Target store location

The observation is a study of altruistic behavior of adults toward strangers. One goal in the study is to determine if the presence of an audience motivates a person to be charitable. Hudson and Bruckman (2004) theorized an individual of a particular personality will respond more to the opportunity to participate in a charitable contribution if others are aware of the donation. This may be evidenced in a donation when the plate is passed n church when a person feels others are watching. Some religious organizations include an envelope to conceal the amount of the donation. In this way, ...

The spread sheet showing the compensation of Marine Corp E-4 Corporal contains the base salary, time off pay, disability pay, pension, social security and health care. In total there are six salary and benefit components. The compensation scheme does not include many benefits that are available in other job categories. The base pay stands at $ 25,923, time off allowance is $3150, disability allowance is $233, pension is $1930 and health care is $6592. The total as displayed in the spread sheet stands at $ 48,936(International Business Machines Corporation. 2014). The compensation scheme is not satisfactory because it ...

Introduction

Liberalism is a political doctrine based on the ideas of liberty and equality for every individual. Liberalism espouses the idea that the government is in place to protect the citizens. The fundamentals of liberalism include free elections; freedom of worship; freedom of the press, and freedom of speech. Liberalists also believe in equality for all races, and the right to due process. In modern times, liberal politics has evolved to include environmental justice, civil rights and the right to adequate standards of living. The government has the responsibility of providing equal education, adequate social infrastructure and healthcare in order ...

- Welfare recipients and culture of poverty - In the chapters 2 and 7 of the book Flat Broke with Children, Sharon Hays tells us the story of U.S welfare from the inside of the welfare office, and also from the inside of mothers involved in welfare. She aptly describes the challenges that recipients of welfare face in the management of their families, work. Moreover, she tells the regulations and rules that pertain to welfare reform. Her research is hands on because it involves one on one interaction with the welfare recipients. The hands-on approach she takes makes her ...

The thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock have not been strangers to unconventional protagonists – from Vertigo’s cowardly, power-hungry Scottie Thompson to Rear Window’s incapacitated paranoiac LB Jeffries, to the hapless journalists and playboys of his early British spy capers like Foreign Correspondent and The Lady Vanishes. Part of the thrill of Hitchcock’s thrillers is seeing a clear sense of comedy and irreverence mingling evenly with the serious, atmospheric cinematography of his films. North by Northwest is no exception, mining comedy out of an otherwise highly tense spy thriller through the haplessness of his protagonist, ad executive Roger Thornhill ( ...

Economics

How can they justify this policy? Give at least two reasons and explain them The need for the policy justification before delivering treatment and malaria vaccines is critical since the receiving nations might perceive the cheap and subsidized vaccines as rejects and they may end up not embracing them. Hence, the first way of justifying is consider the world health Organization statistics (Robert, 34). The level of the need and poverty of the nations to be assisted should be first discussed with the concerned parties. This will ensure that the need for the vaccines is widely analyzed based on ...

Mathew E. Russell Foundation was found back in 1992 by a group of parents who were frustrated with the poor kind of education their children were provided. The fact that their children could not afford to learn English because of lack of libraries was one of the forces that made them come with the foundation. The foundation is aimed at making reading material accessible to less fortunate children. The foundation has spread to different countries such as South Africa, Malawi and Kenya. Through the help of well-wishers, the Foundation can get donations in the form of money and books ...

Legal and Ethical Issue

Retirement income in the United States (US) fundamentally comes from Social Security. More than a third of the elderly beneficiaries of Social Security rely almost entirely on it for their income (more than 90%), making up the total of two-thirds of them whose reliance on it accounts for more than half their income (Brossoie, 2010; NASI, 2014; Poterba, 2014). Having kept around 22 million Americans out of poverty, Social Security remains an integral program favorably viewed by many (Poterba, 2014). In fact, findings from a study gauging public opinion from different generations conducted by the National Academy of Social ...

Social Security

Dear Mr. President, Social security program is the backbone of the American society. The current shortfalls in the fund will adversely affect many people in the coming years. Therefore, it is imperative that a long-term solution be found to solve this problem once and for all. The social security fund depends on payroll taxes paid by both workers and employers and the retirement age. Hence, the fiscal problems can only be solved by adjusting three key measures: payroll taxes, pension payouts, and retirement age. Firstly, the government can increase the payroll tax. Currently, workers pay 6.2% of their compensation ...

ESSAY 1

Welfare state is a governmental concept whereby the state is involved in playing a key role in protecting and promoting economic and social well-being of the citizens. Welfare state is based on public responsibility, equality of opportunities and equitable distribution of wealth principles especially for people who lack the minimal provisions of good life. A welfare state developed in Britain during the years after war and the labor government tried to make visions of reconstruction come true ( Shattock et al, 59). The welfare state aimed at eradicating poverty, diseases, ignorance, idleness and squalor. This essay aims at exploring the ...