social insurance
nounDefinition of social insurance
: protection of the individual against economic hazards (such as unemployment, old age, or disability) in which the government participates or enforces the participation of employers and affected individuals
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Recently, the drumbeats for cuts in social insurance benefits have been sounding louder. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "Conservatives and business leaders worried about the deficit take aim at Social Security and Medicare," 9 Apr. 2018 Most come down to a choice between some form of social insurance, as in Japan and Germany, or getting more people to pay for care themselves. — The Economist, "Theresa May’s lacklustre plan for the NHS," 21 June 2018 Once implemented, these types of social insurance policies have little to no negative impacts on employers. — Alan Barber, Fortune, "Ivanka Trump’s Paid Leave Policy Would Be Disastrous. Here Are Some Better Options," 15 June 2018 In Jordan, businesses must register with the ministry of industry and trade and have a business license from their municipality to operate formally, be taxed and receive social insurance benefits for employees. — Allison Spencer Hartnett, Washington Post, "Can Jordan’s new prime minister reform the government?," 13 June 2018 As this year’s topic, the students were tasked with analyzing the sustainability of a long-term care social insurance system. — Erika Rose, Post-Tribune, "IU Northwest actuarial science students reach finals in international competition," 7 June 2018 Our social welfare system is, in effect, a system of social insurance. — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, "Is It O.K. to Surprise Someone With a Negative Reference?," 31 Jan. 2018 In his perfect world, Republicans would run on tax cuts, carry out deep cuts to social insurance programs, and everyone in America would be devouring editorials from The Wall Street Journal. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Fanatic, Fraud, Factotum: The Rise and Fall of Paul Ryan," 11 Apr. 2018 After the income tax, the most important revenue raisers are for social insurance, such as Social Security and Medicare. — Laura Saunders, WSJ, "Top 20% of Americans Will Pay 87% of Income Tax," 6 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'social insurance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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