social security
Government welfare system
Social security is the general concept of government programs that provide financial support to citizens during unemployment, disability, retirement, or other hardships.
The term describes any system where society collectively ensures basic economic protection for its members.
Many countries have some form of social security. (Capitalized Social Security is the specific U.S. program.)
Government help for poor
- safety netProtection against failure
- means-testedContingent on financial status
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
- welfare stateGovernment-funded citizen support system
public assistance
Government help for poor
- safety netProtection against failure
- means-testedContingent on financial status
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
- Social Policywelfare reform, public assistance, Medicaid, safety nets, Medicare
- support servicestherapy, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, coaching
- fixed incomebonds, treasuries, T-bills, CDs, treasury bonds
- Identity Protectionpassword, PIN, encryption, credit freeze, fraud alert
- compensationpay, salary, income, wage, bonus
- financial supportaid, allowance, funding, financial aid, grants
social securityprivate insurance
Non-state risk protection
private pension · self-insurance · individual retirement account · 401(k) · personal savings
social securityself-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
rugged individualism · personal responsibility · bootstrapping · every man for himself · laissez-faire
social securityfinancial instability
Unreliable economic condition
precarity · destitution · poverty · indigence · penury
social, society, security, sociable, socialism, antisocial, socialist, socialize, unsocial