Income Inequality, RIch-Poor Gap, and Poverty
Level of Inequality and Poverty:
The Republic of Mandalia has a high level on inequality and poverty. As of right now, 18% of our population is below the poverty line. This is a reasonably high number, during our recession many jobs have been lost; forcing many citizens income to be cut in half. Our country has a problem with ineqaulity, because of the age structure of the country. Having about 50% of the population below the age of 24 is creating massive unemployment. Our country needs to find a way to involve all age groups into the workforce.
The Republic of Mandalia has a high level on inequality and poverty. As of right now, 18% of our population is below the poverty line. This is a reasonably high number, during our recession many jobs have been lost; forcing many citizens income to be cut in half. Our country has a problem with ineqaulity, because of the age structure of the country. Having about 50% of the population below the age of 24 is creating massive unemployment. Our country needs to find a way to involve all age groups into the workforce.
Social Welfare Programs:
As of right now, the Republic of Mandalia has no social welfare programs. We are currently trying to put in place a few social welfare programs to help our country out during the recession.
NEW POLICY PROGRAMS:
1. Job Training Program- During the recession unemployment has been the biggiest problem and creating these programs would help attack this problem. A disadvantage of this program would be the amount of money it costs, to set up these new buildings. Our goverment would have to increase the spending to pay for this program. An advantage would be that it would lower the unemployment rate, in order to help prosper the economy.
2. Social Welfare Program- The overall purpose of this program is to lower the amount of people who are currently below the poverty line. By creating this program, it ensures individulas over the age of 60 to recieve monthly checks. Unfortunately, this program would cost the country a lot of money, in order to lower the poverty rate.
3. Health Care- Health Care is a very important program for our country to have. Since we are not the richest nation around, it would allow the citizens to pay for the gruesome medical bills that many recieve. This again would be a disadvantage due to the amount of money needed to fund the program, but it would be a huge advantage because it would allow us to recieve the necessities in order to live.
As of right now, the Republic of Mandalia has no social welfare programs. We are currently trying to put in place a few social welfare programs to help our country out during the recession.
NEW POLICY PROGRAMS:
1. Job Training Program- During the recession unemployment has been the biggiest problem and creating these programs would help attack this problem. A disadvantage of this program would be the amount of money it costs, to set up these new buildings. Our goverment would have to increase the spending to pay for this program. An advantage would be that it would lower the unemployment rate, in order to help prosper the economy.
2. Social Welfare Program- The overall purpose of this program is to lower the amount of people who are currently below the poverty line. By creating this program, it ensures individulas over the age of 60 to recieve monthly checks. Unfortunately, this program would cost the country a lot of money, in order to lower the poverty rate.
3. Health Care- Health Care is a very important program for our country to have. Since we are not the richest nation around, it would allow the citizens to pay for the gruesome medical bills that many recieve. This again would be a disadvantage due to the amount of money needed to fund the program, but it would be a huge advantage because it would allow us to recieve the necessities in order to live.