9 Aug 2018
Older people forced to sleep in car as housing crisis bites
a tax surcharge of one shilling in the pound, or 5% = five cents in the dollar.
No matter what, if that article is correct (dubious) then social security is not working.
Older people forced to sleep in car as housing crisis bites
Originally posted by Stuff
Social Security Act
Labour won the 1935 election arguing that every New Zealander had a right to a reasonable standard of living. The community was responsible for ensuring that people were not overwhelmed by circumstances against which they could not protect themselves. Labour’s ultimate response to the Depression was the Social Security Act.
The Act [was a] comprehensive array of welfare benefits. It was financed by a tax surcharge of one shilling in the pound, or 5%. Supporters envisaged a scheme that would protect New Zealanders ‘from the cradle to the grave.’
Labour won the 1935 election arguing that every New Zealander had a right to a reasonable standard of living. The community was responsible for ensuring that people were not overwhelmed by circumstances against which they could not protect themselves. Labour’s ultimate response to the Depression was the Social Security Act.
The Act [was a] comprehensive array of welfare benefits. It was financed by a tax surcharge of one shilling in the pound, or 5%. Supporters envisaged a scheme that would protect New Zealanders ‘from the cradle to the grave.’
No matter what, if that article is correct (dubious) then social security is not working.
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