What Is the Shadow Welfare State

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the shadow welfare state?

• A) the welfare that is distributed by local governments and special districts
• B) social benefits that are distributed by private employers who are being subsidized by the government
• C) the welfare payments that the government is committed to paying in the future
• D) private charities that have filled the gap left by reductions in government spending
• E) the welfare distributed by private charities and religious organizations

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