OT : Unemployment benefits, housing benefits, child benefits and benefits of all kinds
BENEFITS being the keyword here, would anyone have information to how Kenya handles these issues. In many other countries, the govts do this for their citizens, besides the necessary health care and other benefits : - Housing Benefit is to help those who are on a low income or unemployed to pay their rent - Unemployment benefits are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people. It may be based on a compulsory para-governmental insurance system. Depending on the jurisdiction and the status of the person, those sums may be meager, covering only basic needs (thus a form of basic welfare), or may compensate the lost pay somewhat proportionally to the previous earned salary. They often are part of a larger social security scheme. - Child benefit Kenya income tax collection is used to do what? Me thots..
I'm not aware of Kenya handling those particular problems. And if there were a welfare system in place I have no doubt like maize and education, the money would be stolen. Read this article to see how Singapore tackles it. http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15524092&source=hptextfea... <http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15524092&source=hptextfeature> On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 10:51 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
BENEFITS being the keyword here, would anyone have information to how Kenya handles these issues.
In many other countries, the govts do this for their citizens, besides the necessary health care and other benefits :
- Housing Benefit is to help those who are on a low income or unemployed to pay their rent
- Unemployment benefits are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people. It may be based on a compulsory para-governmental insurance system. Depending on the jurisdiction and the status of the person, those sums may be meager, covering only basic needs (thus a form of basic welfare), or may compensate the lost pay somewhat proportionally to the previous earned salary. They often are part of a larger social security scheme.
- Child benefit
Kenya income tax collection is used to do what?
Me thots..
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Rad, I hope others will contribute to this thread discussion because if it is true that Kenya does not have any such system in place, then the govt has left the welfare responsibilty to its citizens which is terrible. So now matter how much you earn on a salary or the profits you make in business, the country will keep on becoming poorer because the dependency is on those who earn and share with their families etc to provide the basics like pay rent, fees, medical. In reality, it would be a sick joke for any country to tax heavily and not give much in return ( well, roads are not enough ). Then say we have youth unemployment problems and insecurity. Youth problems are everywhere and each problem has a different answer. Youth in developed countries tend have a decent house, get money from govt ( if they are smart ) go on bing drinking ( you dont have to be middle income or more to do this ) and its issues while those youth in developing countries are trying to stay alive and its issues. In other countries, if you loose your job or some calamity befalls you, you have a strong chance that you will not die or be on the streets as there is a system in place provided by the govt to cushion you to a certain level. On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not aware of Kenya handling those particular problems. And if there were a welfare system in place I have no doubt like maize and education, the money would be stolen.
Read this article to see how Singapore tackles it.
Taxes.. where do they go to ? and where have they been going to? for the past 10 or so years ?
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