Module 2 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Who benefits from the social welfare system?
Everyone
Taxes & the social welfare system
without people paying taxes, uni students would pay double what they do now
Gov uses tax $ to support social problems (primary role of gov. spending)
Public transit is…
funded by the gov/ tax payers money
Tax breaks
usually upper/ middle class people receive tax breaks
First time home buyer tax break
All Canadians benefit from…
the social welfare system
and receive more than they pay in
Museums, Art Gallery’s, sporting arenas, city fesitvals…. are all funded by…?
Tax dollars
List of $ plans, insurance plans, security plans, support systems, and response benefits…
RESP- registured education savings plan RRSP-registured retirement savings plan EI-employment insurance OAS-old age security ODSP-ontario disability support system CERB- canadian emergency response benefit
Where your tax $ goes…. diagram.
Printed in week 2 slides
OW Ontario Works…
basic welfare provision/ rent and food $
Middle class people can benefit more from taxes that “poor” people because…
they may have the financial ability to attend University, etc.
people not working are..
demonized
Between working groups, and within these working groups… there are____
inequalities
Social programs role and structure
can be anything the state / society declares it to be
Governments decide…
which societal needs they are to provide for
society is apart of this decision by which political official is elected by majority of people
USA has no universal healthcare because…
they have not elected an official that wants to
the choice is “value driven”
The role and structure of the state of social welfare is _____ ____ and ______ __________.
Value driven (no one is correct or incorrect) &// Deeply political (political ideologies determine gov.s role)
USA’s primary goal is to…
protect
not focused on the provision of services
Communities and family come together in some countries BUT/// in others these responsibilities are seen as…
government responsibilities
Individual Role In Canada
“individuals are considered responsible for meeting their own basic needs (food, shelter, safety, and affection)”
Safety Net—- Governments role
-Gov.s intervene through a range of social welfare programs when…:
~people fail to meet their own needs themselves
~it would cause chaos and disease not to do so (ex starving and dying)
~it is considered right and fair to do so based off their political and moral values
Residual Approach- Government assistance is…
a last resort
Social Investment Approach- Government assistance is…
investing in issues before problems arise
Institutional Approach- Government assistance is…
a normal and good thing–> example = healthcare
NO STIGMA & Gov. assistance is not a last approach
Why does the government WANT to provide Social Welfare Systems?…
- avoid angry protests
- financially efficient to do things universally
- it is “morally correct” to do so based off our political ideas
