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1) Why should the welfare system be reevaluated and strengthen?

2) Why is it important for our nation as a whole?

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1. Evaluating the welfare system - 200 words
2. Importance - 200 words

This is going to be opinion-based as this is a social topic borne out of the political economy. Thus, answers will come from differing sides. What is important is for you to defend your position, whatever it might be. The solution below exemplifies that. You can also use the listed resources to further explore the topic. All the best with your studies.

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Evaluating the Welfare System

A nation that looks after the interest and welfare of its citizens, especially those who are in the peripheries and are at risk is, ideally, what the welfare state is all about. In the United Kingdom for example, after WW2 when the country was on a path to rebuild, it put up the National Insurance Scheme, wherein every worker contributed to a national fund that looked after the sick, unemployed and injured. It also became the source of pay pensions at retirement ...

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