Report of the Commission on Old Age Pensions, Annuities and Insurance. January 1910Wright & Potter printing Company, 1910 - 409 pages |
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Page 88
... reaching reforms , that it has been of vast benefit to the people and to the nation at large , and that it has come to stay . ... The interests of capital and labor have certainly been harmonized remarkably in Germany , and , speaking ...
... reaching reforms , that it has been of vast benefit to the people and to the nation at large , and that it has come to stay . ... The interests of capital and labor have certainly been harmonized remarkably in Germany , and , speaking ...
Page 93
... reached the con- clusion that the old age pensions ought to be restricted to the deserving poor , and accordingly proposed a plan of limited non - contributory pensions . Persons over 65 years of age , with incomes under 12s.1 weekly ...
... reached the con- clusion that the old age pensions ought to be restricted to the deserving poor , and accordingly proposed a plan of limited non - contributory pensions . Persons over 65 years of age , with incomes under 12s.1 weekly ...
Page 95
... reached . The schedule for this sliding scale is as follows : - MEANS OF PENSIONER . Where the yearly means of the pensioner , as calculated under this act : - Do not exceed £ 21 ( $ 105 ) , . Exceed £ 21 , but do not exceed £ 23 , 2s ...
... reached . The schedule for this sliding scale is as follows : - MEANS OF PENSIONER . Where the yearly means of the pensioner , as calculated under this act : - Do not exceed £ 21 ( $ 105 ) , . Exceed £ 21 , but do not exceed £ 23 , 2s ...
Page 99
... reached rehabilitation . " His poverty must not be due to his own fault . He must for ten years have had a fixed residence ; must not have been sentenced for begging or vagrancy ; must not have received poor relief . Persons over 60 ...
... reached rehabilitation . " His poverty must not be due to his own fault . He must for ten years have had a fixed residence ; must not have been sentenced for begging or vagrancy ; must not have received poor relief . Persons over 60 ...
Page 101
... reached low level , was 7,104,000 kroner ( $ 1,776,000 ) ; in 1907 it was 9,177,474 kroner ( $ 2,294,368 ) . ( d ) Belgium . The Belgian old age pension act , adopted May 10 , 1900 , is a comprehensive scheme of assisted insurance and ...
... reached low level , was 7,104,000 kroner ( $ 1,776,000 ) ; in 1907 it was 9,177,474 kroner ( $ 2,294,368 ) . ( d ) Belgium . The Belgian old age pension act , adopted May 10 , 1900 , is a comprehensive scheme of assisted insurance and ...
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Page 326 - Of let him take who has the power, And let him keep who can, the Boers now proceeded to possess themselves of as much territory as they wanted.
Page 331 - ... years, one for a term of four years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year...
Page 127 - ... no payment whatsoever of the accrued pension shall be made or allowed, except so much as may be necessary to reimburse the person who bore the expenses of the last sickness and burial of the decedent in cases where he did not leave sufficient assets to meet such expenses.
Page 365 - ... and to the board of retirement, and thereafter if such violation or neglect continues, shall forthwith present the facts to the attorney-general for his action. SECTION 10.
Page 214 - As long as you have taxes upon commodities which are consumed practically by every family in the country, there is no such thing as a non-contributory scheme. If you tax tea and coffee, and partly sugar, beer, and tobacco, you hit everybody one way or another.
Page 333 - ... shall be exempt from taxation and from the operation of any law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, and shall not be liable to attachment by trustee process or be liable to be taken on execution or on 1 In effect February 1, 1920.
Page 285 - The disintegrating effect on the family. A non-contributory pension system would take away, in part, the filial obligation for the support of aged parents, which is a main bond of family solidarity. It would strike at one of the forces that have created the self-supporting, self-respecting American family. The impairment of family solidarity is one of the most serious consequences to be apprehended from an experiment with non-contributory pensions.
Page 318 - A non-contributory pension system would take away, in part. the filial obligation for the support of aged parents, which is a main bond of family solidarity. It would strike at one of the forces that have created the self-supporting, self-respecting American family. The impairment of family solidarity is one of the most serious consequences to be apprehended from an experiment with non-contributory pensions."* Mr.
Page 327 - Look not alone on youthful Prime, Or Manhood's active might ; Man then is useful to his kind, Supported is his right; But see him on the edge of life, With Cares and Sorrows worn, Then Age and Want, oh, ill-matched pair ! Show Man was made to mourn.
Page 346 - ... and if accordingly he had paid regular contributions from that date to the date of the establishment of the retirement association at the same rate as that first adopted by the board of retirement, and if such deductions had been accumulated with regular interest.