Multiple Choice
A social welfare state is
A) another name for state socialism, with central planning, guaranteed employment, and mandated prices.
B) a society with government programs that pool citizens' money into insurance deposits for use during a crisis.
C) any society that guarantees a floor income below which no citizen can fall, regardless of ability to work.
D) a society with a set of government programs that protect the minimum standards of living for people.
E) a society based exclusively on the free market and individualism.
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