POSC411 Study Guide - Final Guide: Economic Security, Economic Opportunity Act Of 1964, Social Capital
14 Mar 2016
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4 categories of general: social insurance- contributory program (people pay in), welfare programs ex: social security, medicare, workers comp, public assistance- non-contributory, ex: supplemental security income, tanf, welfare in-kind- provide a service to poor, not $, ex: Snap, child care assistance: housing assistance- non-contributory, shared payments, 1. welfare policy ex: public housing, energy assistance, programs for elderly, section 8. Income maintenance- provide enough $ to remain stable, ex: supplement lost income. Indirect subsidy- gov provides opportunities to help individuals in poverty better their situation (education, job creation: tax benefits- gov gives tax breaks to corps/groups, trickle down to benefit mostly middle class. Punitive: punish people in poverty who have character fault, unsympathetic to needs, poor given very little, hard to receive public support, aimed at encouraging people to fight their way out of poverty. Preventive: keep people from falling into poverty, address causes of poverty quickly, ex: sis.
