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Social expenditure as % of GDP (). A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens, based upon the principles of equal opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for citizens unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions ...
Not including Social Security and Medicare, Congress allocated almost $717 billion in federal funds in 2010 plus $210 billion was allocated in state funds ($927 billion total) for means tested welfare programs in the United States, of which half was for medical care and roughly 40% for cash, food and housing assistance.
A general welfare clause is a section that appears in many constitutions and in some charters and statutes that allows that the governing body empowered by the document to enact laws to promote the general welfare of the people, which is sometimes worded as the public welfare. In some countries, it has been used as a basis for legislation ...
Public assistance, commonly called welfare, and the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps, are two lifelines that millions of American households depend on to stave off hunger and make ends...
Economics is a quantitative science; but welfare cannot be quantitatively measured, and two persons cannot agree on what creates or improves welfare. (4) It involves value judgement. Finally the word “welfare” in Marshall’s definition brings economics to the realm of ethics. Robbins would prefer that economics remain neutral in assessing ...
Animal welfare, the quality of life or well-being of animals; Corporate welfare, term describing the bestowal of benefits upon corporations by government; Welfare fraud, intentional misuse of welfare programs by providing false information; Welfare queen, a pejorative term for a person accused of collecting excess welfare payments
A judge sentenced a former Illinois state child welfare worker to six months in jail Thursday in connection with a 5-year-old boy's death. Lake County Associate Judge George Strickland also ...
A woman who left 35 puppies and a dog in a dilapidated caravan covered in faeces and without food or water has been spared jail over a string of animal welfare offences. One dachshund puppy died ...