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SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY

SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY. SOCIAL WELFARE IN AMERICA. LATE ARRIVING IN COMPARISON TO OTHERS LIMITED ROLE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNTIL 1930S MUST AGREE ON WHO DESERVES TO BENEFIT? PREFERENCE TO GIVE SERVICES, NOT MONEY, TO HELP DESERVING POOR. SOCIAL WELFARE IN AMERICA.

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SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY

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  1. SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY

  2. SOCIAL WELFARE IN AMERICA • LATE ARRIVING IN COMPARISON TO OTHERS • LIMITED ROLE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNTIL 1930S • MUST AGREE ON WHO DESERVES TO BENEFIT? • PREFERENCE TO GIVE SERVICES, NOT MONEY, TO HELP DESERVING POOR

  3. SOCIAL WELFARE IN AMERICA • STATES AS LABORATORIES FOR DEMOCRACY AS WELL AS PROGRESSIVE REFORM • LEADS TO MAJORITARIAN WELFARE PROGRAMS • SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1935 • ORIGINALLY TO BE INSURANCE, ASSISTANCE, FEDERALLY FUNDED, STATE ADMINISTERED UNDER MEANS TEST

  4. SOCIAL WELFARE IN AMERICA • MEDICARE ACT OF 1965 • MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR ELDERLY • MEDICAID ACT OF 1965 • MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR POOR

  5. REFORMING ENTITLEMENTS • HUGE COSTS, INEFFICIENT, NOT ENOUGH PAYING IN TO COVER THOSE RECEIVING BENEFITS • IDEAS FOR REFORM: • PRIVITIZATION • INCREASE RETIREMENT AGE • REQUIRE INSURANCE PAYMENTS FOR ALL

  6. WELFARE • AFDS • ORIGINALLY CALLED AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN • STATE DETERMINES NEED AND SET BENEFITS • FEDERAL REGULATIONS • TANF • REPLACES AFDC • BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES • LIMITS BENEFITS TO AVOID ABUSE

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