social insurance
noun
: protection of the individual against economic hazards (such as unemployment, old age, or disability) in which the government participates or enforces the participation of employers and affected individuals
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Leading for now Washington state is by far the furthest along in creating a new long-term care social insurance program, called the WA Cares Fund.
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Marc Cohen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2024
The state collects only around 14 percent of GDP in tax revenues (a figure that rises by 4–6 percentage points if other revenues, such as social insurance contributions, are included), well below the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average of 34 percent.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
These problems of funding our major social insurance programs and of medium- and long-term balancing of federal finances as a whole, are not insoluble ones.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Massachusetts has recently funded a study to look at the costs and benefits of alternative social insurance approaches.
—Marc Cohen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2024
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Marc Cohen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2024
The state collects only around 14 percent of GDP in tax revenues (a figure that rises by 4–6 percentage points if other revenues, such as social insurance contributions, are included), well below the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average of 34 percent.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
These problems of funding our major social insurance programs and of medium- and long-term balancing of federal finances as a whole, are not insoluble ones.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Massachusetts has recently funded a study to look at the costs and benefits of alternative social insurance approaches.
—Marc Cohen, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Social insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20insurance. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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