Social Welfare Benefits In Different Republic Modes- By Harsha Sankar(September 2020)
Republic in Imperial Democratic Mode- Government should immediately stop all
social welfare benefits to individual citizens.
Republic in Direct Democratic Mode- Government should persist, if not expand, social welfare benefits it provides to individual citizens.
Republic in Representative Democratic Mode- It recognizes that social welfare benefits should not be eliminated or significant curtailed immediately until the economy provides these citizens a reasonable chance to achieve these benefits on their own. It does not want to trap these people into dependency. However, it does not want to cause undue social upheaval and dislocation by "pulling the plug" immediately on such needed benefits.
Welfare, for example, is currently being issued to single mothers. This has only led to the explosion of fatherlessness as "out of wedlock" births have skyrocketed because of this. Government assistance should continue to be issued in the same amount after marriage provided the couple earn below a specific amount. Once a couple starts to earn more than that specific amount, the amount they receive in government assistance should be lessened to a lesser degree. This will stop dis-incentivizing two parent families and in turn promote social stability.
Couples who have children should not have their benefits reduced. Rather, the threshold of joint earnings should be increased before their social welfare benefits are reduced with the advent of children.
The only way to achieve both Representative Republic and Representative Democracy is to restore transparency and divided,public governance. Abolish the Bar Associations and ban secret balloting now.
Republic in Direct Democratic Mode- Government should persist, if not expand, social welfare benefits it provides to individual citizens.
Republic in Representative Democratic Mode- It recognizes that social welfare benefits should not be eliminated or significant curtailed immediately until the economy provides these citizens a reasonable chance to achieve these benefits on their own. It does not want to trap these people into dependency. However, it does not want to cause undue social upheaval and dislocation by "pulling the plug" immediately on such needed benefits.
Welfare, for example, is currently being issued to single mothers. This has only led to the explosion of fatherlessness as "out of wedlock" births have skyrocketed because of this. Government assistance should continue to be issued in the same amount after marriage provided the couple earn below a specific amount. Once a couple starts to earn more than that specific amount, the amount they receive in government assistance should be lessened to a lesser degree. This will stop dis-incentivizing two parent families and in turn promote social stability.
Couples who have children should not have their benefits reduced. Rather, the threshold of joint earnings should be increased before their social welfare benefits are reduced with the advent of children.
The only way to achieve both Representative Republic and Representative Democracy is to restore transparency and divided,public governance. Abolish the Bar Associations and ban secret balloting now.
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