Transcript Welfare Under Fire - Huntingdon College

Welfare Under Fire
An International Comparison of
the Swedish, German, and
American Welfare States
Topics of Welfare
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History of the States
Current States
Social-security
Public pensions
Taxation
Health Care
Economy
Germany
“Overcoming The Odds or…
Maybe Not!”
Sweden
The Model For Perfection
“Hey… It works here!”
The United States
“Reaction to the Crisis”
Or
“Do it Your Own Self ”
History of Welfare States
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Germany
Welfare state developed after WWII
Influenced By Bismarck
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Sweden
Institutional Self-Regulation
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America
Reunification of East and West Germany
History of Welfare States
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Germany
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Sweden
Social Consumption
America
Three Factors for Social Policy in
Sweden:
Working class demands
Middle class humanitarianism
Neighboring Influence
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Began in the 1920s but real work
wasn’t done until the 1950s
History of Welfare States
Germany
Early existence of a welfare state
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Sweden
Roosevelt’s New Deal
Relief
Recovery
Reform
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America
Social Security
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Welfare Today
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Germany
The East-West Struggle
Unemployment
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Sweden
Dedication to Education
Four Key Elements
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America
Service in kind vs. Cash Benefits
National Sentiment
Agenda 2010
Welfare Today
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Germany
Three Basic Elements
Public Expenditure
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Sweden
National Sentiment
Health Care
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America
Education
Cash benefits
Welfare Today
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Germany
Social Security
SSI
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Sweden
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America
“War on Poverty”
AFDC
TANF
Food Stamps
Medicaid and Medicare
Taxation and How It Applies
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Taxation Rate in each Country
Amount of Public Expenditures
In relation to GDP
The Economic Status of the Nations
Social Security:
Surviving in Old Age
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Social Security’s Scheme
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Retirement Ages vs. Life Expectancy
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Eligibility
Health Care
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Germany
Compulsory Health Insurance
Key Features
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Sweden
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America
Employee vs. Employer
Compensation
Health Care
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Germany
Good Health and Equal Access
Local Government Influence
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Sweden
“Everyone pays for heath care”
What does the System Insure?
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America
Health Care
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Germany
Medicare Eligibility
Medicaid Eligibility
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Sweden
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America
Quality of Health Care
Compared To Others
Review of Findings
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Universalism, Corporatism, and Individual
Responsibility
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History of Reforms
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Current Status of the Systems
Conclusion
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The End!!!