American welfare美国的社会福利.ppt

American Welfare 1200434 Hou Junfeng Welfare in the United States Social programs in the United States? are ? welfare?subsidies?designed to aid the needs of the U.S. population. Proposals for federal programs began with The programs vary in eligibility requirements and are provided by various organizations on a federal, state, local and private level. They help to provide food, shelter, education, healthcare and money to U.S. citizens through?primary?and?secondary education, subsidies of college education, unemployment disability insurance, subsidies for eligible low-wage workers, subsidies for housing,?food stamps,?pensions?for eligible persons and?health insurance?programs that cover public employees. Social Security Administration The?United States ?Social Security Administration?(SSA), created in 1935 , was the first major federal welfare agency and continues to be the most prominent The American welfare state was designed to address market shortcomings and do what private enterprises cannot or will not do themselves. Unlike welfare states built on?social democracy?foundations it was not designed to promote a redistribution of political power from capital to labor; nor was it designed to mediate class struggle. Analysis Aspects Aspects of the program vary in different states ?Michigan, for example, requires recipients to spend a month in a job search program before benefits can begin. Eligibility for welfare depends on a variety of factors, including gross and net income, family size, and other circumstances like pregnancy（怀孕）,?homelessness, unemployment, and medical conditions. History The welfare system in the United States began in the 1930s, during the?Great Depression. After the?Great Society? legislation of the 1960s, for the first time a person who was not elderly or disabled could receive need-based aid from the federal government. ?Aid could include general welfare（公共福利） payments, health care through?Medicaid（医疗补助计