Social Welfare and Unemployment: A Report for Policy Makers

This report addresses unemployment as a significant social welfare problem in the United States. It argues for the importance of job creation and employment programs to improve social change and economic growth. The report references the Social Security Act of 1935 and its impact on job security and public assistance, emphasizing the need for federal policies to address unemployment. It proposes strategies such as payroll taxes and benefits to support workers and improve living standards. The report also highlights the importance of supporting young Americans and those with disabilities to secure employment and eradicate poverty. In conclusion, it stresses the significance of social security and job creation in raising Americans above the poverty line, advocating for federal government consideration of unemployment's impact on citizens' lives. The report is supported by several academic references.

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Report: Unemployment as a Social Problem
In my opinion, I selected unemployment as a social welfare problem because it is the
most common issue to be addressed in the current epoch as far as advocating policy making is
concerned. In social work, employment and job creation is the most critical to improve social
change in the society. In this case, a letter is necessary to support the issues addressed to the
federal state official. In this report the issue of unemployment is discussed in line with the
support of the letter written to the elected state official. The purpose of this report is to support
the ideas reflected in the letter as illustrated below.
The American social welfare enjoys the social act of 1935which was implemented by
Franklin Roosevelt on employment (Longhurst & McCann, 2016). The act has supported
programs of job security and public assistance. Just to mention, unemployment will reduce the
country’s GDP, hence a reduction in the country economic growth. The office of the federal
official should focus on job creations and address the issue of unemployment at all costs
(Abelson et al., 2017).
Apparently, employment is an instance of universal program in the society since the
citizens are entitled to participate in the program as part of their social rights. The program is
not dependant on the government financial needs. The employment and job creation program
will only constitute to 20% of the federal government spending (Burns, Clifton & Quaglia,
2018). The federal state will benefit from funding accumulated from revenue collected from the
payroll tax, which is equally shared by both the employer and the employee. Any person who is
anticipating receiving the benefits should contribute to the payroll during their working years. As
far as employment is concerned, the payroll taxes should be contributed in a minimum period of

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10 years (Dunn & Laing, 2017). Consequently, the individual benefit levels are determined by
the cumulative amount of money paid with regard to the retirement age (Fosse & Helgesen,
2017). Therefore, this will improve the standards of living of most Americans.
The federal state should enable the assistance of the young Americans between age 18 to
retirement age to engage in substantial employment. However, in this case, when the individual
turns the age of 65 years, the individuals will be able to access the old age benefits. Just to
mention, the individual who are medically challenged at work must provide the medical proof
that suggests their state of disability during employment (Evans et al., 2015). The medical report
should contain proof which suggests that the disability will derail the individual from any form
of gainful employment.The federal state should formulate strategies that will help the Americans
to eradicate poverty through job creations, which will improve their standards of living.
In conclusion, social security is very important and is a fundamental as far as social
welfare is concerned. Social security has enabled the eradication of poverty in America through
the creation of employment and job creations in some states. In this case, most unemployed
Americans have been raised above the poverty lines and make the world a better place.
Therefore, the federal government should consider the issue of unemployment because it has
impacted positively on the lives of most Americans ranging from the youths to the aged who
have qualifications in various fields but cannot secure a living.

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