Problems Concerning Brazil's Welfare State System Include All of the Following

question 29

Multiple Choice

Problems concerning Brazil's welfare state system include all of the following EXCEPT

• A) Workers in the informal sector cannot collect welfare as the government technically considers them employed.
• B) Brazil's welfare expenditures are among the lowest in the world.
• C) Only about 15 percent of the country's salaried workers qualify for benefits such as health care and the like.
• D) A substantial portion of the income transfers associated with the welfare system goes to middle and upper class retirees rather than the indigent.
• E) More people need welfare than those who contribute to it, thus forcing the government to finance the shortfall with debt.

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