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    The welfare rights movement in the 1960s made basic income support available to more people than ever before. The decade prior to 1964 set the stage for the expansion of the pool of eligible individuals‚ but the explosion in magnitude of aid given during the movement itself allowed for substantial aid to reach those who were neediest. This substantive aid is what constitutes actual income support‚ rather than scant cash thrown at problem populations. Poor Blacks finally received the full aid they

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    contemporary welfare state. Since its emergence in the late 19th century‚ the notion of welfare state has largely been evolving (especially from the second part of the 20th century) and has been an object of conceptual and ideological disagreement in the field of political thought. As a system of government where the state within its social protection remit‚ a set of social policies‚ aims to guarantee a minimum level of economic and social well-being to its citizens‚ the contemporary welfare state is based

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    Politics Home exam Candidate number: 216432 Date: 5/11/2012 Number of words: 3134 Title of the assignment: Characteristics and challenges of the Nordic Welfare State ;: Introduction In this essay I will first‚ try to discriminate some of characteristics as well as historical preconditions that combine to make the Nordic welfare model a topic of extensive literature defining it as a special case. Mainly‚ I will focus my analyses in three broad aspects shared by them: universalism‚ gender

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    Welfare in the United States Everyone has their own opinion about the welfare system in the United States. Some feel it is well-designed and other find it to be valueless. Some say it is an excuse for “the lazy” to not have to contribute to society‚ and use it as a source of income. Some even say the program isn’t utilized in the manner in which it was meant when established. Regardless of opinions‚ the welfare system was established to help those in a time of need. The United States‚ “The

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    Impact of the Welfare State The Welfare State was an idea that brought about changes throughout Northern Ireland‚ especially in the three areas of health‚ housing and education. It did this through funding from London‚ as Northern Ireland could not pay for these reforms out of its own income. After Northern Ireland helped the UK in WW2‚ they were looked upon in a better way. In return‚ most of the taxation control was given to the British government. They were also given aid from the Marshall plan

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    be fixed quickly and easily with money‚ however with welfare this is not the case. While money can help with smaller social struggle‚ it only numbs the pain of large‚ substantial issues like welfare. As Mandela stated above‚ money is not the way to success. However‚ when it is considered to be the way to success and a better life‚ it can become destructive which increases national debt‚ creates more poor‚ and causes the poor to stay poor. Welfare has become a weight on society that has caused more

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    Persuasive speech #1 Topic: People should be Drug Tested to be on Welfare Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade people into wanting people to be drug tested to get welfare. Central Idea: If you have to be drug tested to get a job‚ you should have to be drug tested to get money from the government. Order of Main Points: Spatial I. Introduction a. There is a growing movement to make sure those on general welfare aren’t also on drugs. In these hard economic times‚ voters don’t

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    I chose Social welfare as my major because as a young leader in the Army I gained great satisfaction in helping soldiers and their families better adapt to military life by introducing them to all the social programs the army had to offer. Programs such as the army community service which helps young soldiers take care of their family’s immediate needs by helping the soldier’s family with life essentials such as food and clothing. Also I have taken great pride in assisting soldiers in acquiring emergency

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    Assignment: The Welfare Reform Act The Welfare Reform Act is better known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996‚ this was created by former President Clinton. Clinton vowed to stop welfare‚ he wanted it to be someone’s right not just a privilege to receive aid. Clinton wanted to help the needy people who actually needed help‚ but many people were angry with the changes that it made. Clinton did not think that people’s reactions would be so negative‚ but they

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    The United States alone has an overwhelming amount of stray animals‚ do to pet overpopulation. Stray animals are wandering the streets each day just trying to survive‚ but not all are successful. People will chase them‚ beat them‚ and do not care about them just because there is no owner to tell them to stop. These animals have to learn the hard way and fast‚ on the streets to survive. No one cares if they hit a stray animal on the road‚ but once it is someone’s pet they feel like they just committed

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