the welfare system begain in the us in 1939.
the welfare system begain in the us in 1939.
when did the welfare system began in the us?
1939
the welfare system in the united states began in the 1930s, during the great depression, with the passage of the new deal. the welfare system was later expanded in the 1960s through great society legislation, which included medicare, medicaid, the older americans act and federal education funding. according to official government projections, the medicare is facing a $37 trillion unfunded liability over the next 75 years, and the social security is facing a $13 trillion unfunded liability over the same time frame.









































overall, federal, state, and local spending accounted for almost 28% of gross domestic product in 1998.
economy of the united states
current attitudes toward welfare in australia can be separated into support for the welfare system and support for welfare recipients. a multivariate analysis using canonical correlation analysis identified five distinct profiles of welfare attitudes and socio-demographic characteristics. the main attitude cluster was one toward support for the welfare system and welfare recipients. having received government welfare in the past strongly predicted a person supporting the welfare system and its beneficiaries. the next most prominent attitude profile was summarized as 'the welfare system is good but the people on it are lazy and dependent'. this attitude profile was found among people receiving welfare payments that were either normative (e.g. the age pension) or where there is little expectation that a person will return to work (e.g. disability support pension). overall, australians hold more negative attitudes toward welfare recipients than they do the welfare system. people with a history of receiving unemployment benefits tend to have more negative welfare attitudes if they live in areas where other community members have more negative attitudes.
social security in australia