flaja
08-22-2007, 01:33 PM
Suppose you had an unlimited supply of money, but were not the government and you wanted to establish a social welfare system. What would your system include? How would it be administered.
The first step in creating any social welfare system should be to classify the population into distinct demographic units so you could pinpoint the segments of the population that you want to help and be better able to tailor the welfare programs to the people they need to serve.
Minors class A1: able bodied newborns to age 5.
Minors class B1: able bodied age 5 to age 11.
Minors class C1: able bodied age 12 to 18.
Minors class A2: disabled newborns to age 5 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Minors class B2: disabled age 5 to age 11 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Minors class C2: disabled age 12 to 18 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Minors class A3: disabled newborns to age 5 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Minors class B3: disabled age 5 to age 11 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Minors class C3: disabled age 12 to 18(disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class A1: able bodied single male with dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class A2: disabled single male with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class A3: disabled single male with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class B1: able bodied single male without dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class B2: disabled single male without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class B3: disabled single male without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class C1: able bodied married male with dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class C2: disabled married male with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class C3: disabled married male with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class D1: able bodied married male without dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class D2: disabled married male without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class D3: disabled married male without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class E1: able bodied single female with dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class E2: disabled single female with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class E3: disabled single female with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class F1: able bodied single female without dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class F2: disabled single female without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class F3: disabled single female without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class G1: able bodied married female with dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class G2: disabled married female with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class G3: disabled married female with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class G1: able bodied married female without dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class G2: disabled married female without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class G3: disabled married female without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
I am separating male and female adults because women have unique medical and nutritional needs because of their ability to be pregnant and nurse infants. I don’t know whether or not this would be redundant.
The first step in creating any social welfare system should be to classify the population into distinct demographic units so you could pinpoint the segments of the population that you want to help and be better able to tailor the welfare programs to the people they need to serve.
Minors class A1: able bodied newborns to age 5.
Minors class B1: able bodied age 5 to age 11.
Minors class C1: able bodied age 12 to 18.
Minors class A2: disabled newborns to age 5 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Minors class B2: disabled age 5 to age 11 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Minors class C2: disabled age 12 to 18 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Minors class A3: disabled newborns to age 5 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Minors class B3: disabled age 5 to age 11 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Minors class C3: disabled age 12 to 18(disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class A1: able bodied single male with dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class A2: disabled single male with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class A3: disabled single male with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class B1: able bodied single male without dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class B2: disabled single male without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class B3: disabled single male without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class C1: able bodied married male with dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class C2: disabled married male with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class C3: disabled married male with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class D1: able bodied married male without dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class D2: disabled married male without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class D3: disabled married male without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class E1: able bodied single female with dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class E2: disabled single female with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class E3: disabled single female with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class F1: able bodied single female without dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class F2: disabled single female without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class F3: disabled single female without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class G1: able bodied married female with dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class G2: disabled married female with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class G3: disabled married female with dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
Adult class G1: able bodied married female without dependents, age 18 to 65.
Adult class G2: disabled married female without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to injury, disease or genetic disorder not due to behavior).
Adult class G3: disabled married female without dependents, age 18 to 65 (disabled due to alcoholism, smoking, drug abuse or other optional behavior).
I am separating male and female adults because women have unique medical and nutritional needs because of their ability to be pregnant and nurse infants. I don’t know whether or not this would be redundant.