英美概况论文聚焦美国福利文化.doc

CONTENTS 1. Introduction………………………………………………………….....6 2. Social insurance programs………………………………………...7 2.1 Old age insurance………………………………………………....7 2.2 Disability insurance……………………………………………....7 2.3 Unemployment compensation……………………………….....8 2.4 Social security Credit………………………………………….....8 2.5 Social Security Tax………………………………………………..8 2.6 Family Benefits………………………............................................8 3. The principal welfare programs…………………………………..9 3.1 Aid to Families with Dependent Children…………………..9 3.2 Supplementary Security Income……………………………...9 3.3 Medical insurance …………………………………………….....10 Conclusion……………………………………………………………….........11 Bibliography…………………………………………………….....................12 ABSTRACT Welfare is country or unit of choose and employ persons wait for public weal establishment through holding culture, education, sanitation, improve a system of standard of living of laborer material culture ceaselessly. Age has its privileges in America , and one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount . Anyone who has reached a certain age --in some cases as low as low as 55-- is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life . Eligibility is determined not by ones need but by the date on ones birth certificate.Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses — as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners. Social security is a government program that provides a fixed monthly payment of money to people over 68 years old. Workers pay for it by having a small amount taking out of their paycheck every month, which the government invests very safely. Then, when they retire, they receive a check in the mail every month from the government. Social security is a very important issue in the U.S. presidential campaigns because older people tend to vote more tha