Welfare Under Welfare Under FireFireAn International An International

Comparison of the Comparison of the Swedish, German, and Swedish, German, and

American Welfare StatesAmerican Welfare States

Topics of WelfareTopics of Welfare

History of the StatesHistory of the States Current StatesCurrent States Social-securitySocial-security Public pensionsPublic pensions TaxationTaxation Health CareHealth Care EconomyEconomy

GermanyGermany

““Overcoming The Odds or…Overcoming The Odds or…

Maybe Not!”Maybe Not!”

SwedenSweden

The Model For PerfectionThe Model For Perfection““Hey… It works here!”Hey… It works here!”

The United StatesThe United States

““Reaction to the Crisis”Reaction to the Crisis”

OrOr

““Do it Your Own Self”Do it Your Own Self”

History of Welfare StatesHistory of Welfare States GermanyGermany

SwedenSweden

AmericaAmerica

Welfare state developed after Welfare state developed after WWIIWWII

Influenced By BismarckInfluenced By Bismarck

Institutional Self-RegulationInstitutional Self-Regulation

Reunification of East and West Reunification of East and West GermanyGermany

History of Welfare StatesHistory of Welfare States GermanyGermany

SwedenSweden

AmericaAmerica

Began in the 1920s but real Began in the 1920s but real work wasn’t done until the work wasn’t done until the 1950s1950s

Social ConsumptionSocial Consumption

Three Factors for Social Three Factors for Social Policy in Policy in Sweden:Sweden:

Working class Working class demandsdemands

Middle class Middle class humanitarianismhumanitarianism

Neighboring Neighboring InfluenceInfluence

History of Welfare StatesHistory of Welfare States GermanyGermany

SwedenSweden

AmericaAmerica

Early existence of a Early existence of a welfare statewelfare state

Roosevelt’s New DealRoosevelt’s New DealReliefReliefRecoveryRecoveryReformReform

Social SecuritySocial Security

Welfare TodayWelfare Today GermanyGermany

SwedenSweden

AmericaAmerica

The East-West StruggleThe East-West Struggle

UnemploymentUnemployment

Dedication to EducationDedication to Education

Four Key ElementsFour Key Elements

Service in kind vs. Cash Service in kind vs. Cash BenefitsBenefits

National SentimentNational Sentiment

Agenda 2010Agenda 2010

Welfare TodayWelfare Today GermanyGermany

SwedenSweden

AmericaAmerica

Three Basic ElementsThree Basic Elements

Public ExpenditurePublic Expenditure

National SentimentNational Sentiment

Health Care Health Care

EducationEducation

Cash benefitsCash benefits

Welfare TodayWelfare Today GermanyGermany

SwedenSweden

AmericaAmerica

Social SecuritySocial Security

SSISSI

““War on Poverty”War on Poverty”AFDCAFDCTANFTANF

Food StampsFood Stamps

Medicaid and Medicaid and MedicareMedicare

Taxation and How It Taxation and How It AppliesApplies

Taxation Rate in each CountryTaxation Rate in each Country

Amount of Public ExpendituresAmount of Public Expenditures

In relation to GDPIn relation to GDP

The Economic Status of the The Economic Status of the NationsNations

Social Security: Social Security: Surviving in Old AgeSurviving in Old Age

Social Security’s SchemeSocial Security’s Scheme

Retirement Ages vs. Life ExpectancyRetirement Ages vs. Life Expectancy

EligibilityEligibility

Health CareHealth Care GermanyGermany

SwedenSweden

AmericaAmerica

Compulsory Health Compulsory Health InsuranceInsurance

Key FeaturesKey Features

Employee vs. Employer Employee vs. Employer CompensationCompensation

Health CareHealth Care GermanyGermany

SwedenSweden

AmericaAmerica

Good Health and Equal Good Health and Equal AccessAccess

Local Government Local Government InfluenceInfluence

““Everyone pays for heath Everyone pays for heath care”care”

What does the System What does the System Insure?Insure?

Health CareHealth Care GermanyGermany

SwedenSweden

AmericaAmerica

Medicare EligibilityMedicare Eligibility

Medicaid EligibilityMedicaid Eligibility

Quality of Health Care Quality of Health Care Compared To OthersCompared To Others

Review of FindingsReview of Findings

Universalism, Corporatism, and Universalism, Corporatism, and Individual ResponsibilityIndividual Responsibility

History of ReformsHistory of Reforms

Current Status of the SystemsCurrent Status of the Systems

ConclusionConclusion

The End!!!The End!!!