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  2. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Welfare in America. The United States spends approximately $2.3 trillion on federal and state social programs including cash assistance, health insurance, food assistance, housing subsidies, energy and utilities subsidies, and education and childcare assistance. Similar benefits are sometimes provided by the private sector either through policy ...

  3. Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association ( SDA) is the largest private sector trade union in Australia, representing retail, fast-food and warehousing workers, [2] and has branches in every state and territory. Its membership is predominantly in casual and insecure employment within the retail and fast food sectors.

  4. Social protection in France - Wikipedia

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    Social security contributions are mandatory payments made by the self-employed and employees (and their employers) to acquire rights to social benefits. They are not considered taxes in France, while in many Anglo-Saxon countries these contributions correspond to the payroll tax (or to a "pseudo-tax" by simply being added to total government ...

  5. Supply-side economics - Wikipedia

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    Supply-side economics is a macroeconomic theory postulating that economic growth can be most effectively fostered by lowering taxes, decreasing regulation, and allowing free trade. [1] [2] According to supply-side economics, consumers will benefit from greater supplies of goods and services at lower prices, and employment will increase. [3]

  6. Canadian Union of Postal Workers - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW; French: Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes [STTP]) is a public-sector trade union representing postal workers including letter carriers, rural and suburban mail carriers, postal clerks, mail handlers and dispatchers, technicians, mechanics and electricians employed at Canada Post as well as private sector workers outside Canada Post.

  7. Employees' State Insurance - Wikipedia

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    Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), established by ESI Act, is an autonomous corporation under Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. As it is a legal entity, the corporation can raise loans and take measures for discharging such loans with the prior sanction of the central government and it can acquire both movable ...

  8. Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution - Wikipedia

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    The Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) ( Urdu: ادارہِ مراعاتِ معمّر ملازمین) is the pension, old age benefits and social insurance institution of the Government of Pakistan. It operates under the control of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. [1] It came into formation in 1976 ...

  9. Conservatism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Conservatism in the United States is based on a belief in individualism, traditionalism, republicanism, and limited federal governmental power in relation to U.S. states. [1] [2] It is one of two major political ideologies of the United States.