HIST261 Lecture Notes - Charlotte Whitton, Eugenics, Social Economy
11 Mar 2014
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King introduced the unemployment insurance bill/act in 1940 in order to avoid a left-jab from the. The ui had limited effect as it did not cover farm laborers, married women, assumed that both employers and the employees would contribute to this fund (which was controlled by the government but the government didn"t contribute to it). The amount given out was attached to the wages earned which proved to further marginalize low income and part-time workers while exacerbating the wealth disparity in society. The marsh report was influenced by the beveridge report made in great britain which advocated the introduction of massive state fund into society in order to boost the economy. It also recommended that full employment should be a major goal for the government, that health care should be a governmental and societal responsibility, lessons that had been learned from the great depression. In addition dietary, housing and educational needs should be the responsibility of the government and society.
