Fornero: "Il lavoro non e' un diritto"
di: Salvatore Cannavo' Pubblicato il 27 giugno 2012| Ora 14:45
"Stiamo cercando di proteggere le persone e non i loro posti. L'atteggiamento deve cambiare. Il lavoro non è un diritto: deve essere guadagnato, anche attraverso il sacrificio": parole che da sole rappresentano un programma politico. L'intervista al Wall Street Journal.
http://www.wallstreetitalia.com/article/1402056/la-gaffe/fornero-il-lavoro-non-e-un-diritto.aspx
La Signora Elsa Fornero è MINISTRO del WELFARE.
La parola inglese WELFARE si traduce in italiano con i significati di BENESSERE e PROSPERITA'.
wel·fare   /ˈwɛlˌfɛər/ Show Spelled[wel-fair] Show IPA
noun
1. the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being: to look after a child's welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society.
2. welfare work.
3. financial or other assistance to an individual or family from a city, state, or national government: Thousands of jobless people in this city would starve if it weren't for welfare.
4. ( initial capital letter ) Informal . a governmental agency that provides funds and aid to people in need, especially those unable to work.
5. on welfare, receiving financial aid from the government or from a private organization because of hardship and need.
Origin:
1275?1325; Middle English, from phrase wel fare. See well1 , fare
Related forms
an·ti·wel·fare, adjective
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Example Sentences
For several decades natural gas production has subsidized a welfare system.
Humanity's survival and welfare is a good preferable to the increase of technological ability.
Soon both political parties would be advancing plans to reform the welfare system.
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For several decades natural gas production has subsidized a welfare system.
Humanity's survival and welfare is a good preferable to the increase of technological ability.
Soon both political parties would be advancing plans to reform the welfare system.
In the government of his kingdom, his thoughts were altogether turned upon the means of best promoting the welfare of his people.
And there is even less research on how to best manipulate the effect for the welfare of patients.
At times such grants steered science seem to amount to welfare with dignity.
It would be among the smartest investments that the rich countries can make today for their own future welfare.
Most government workers are performing some task that they are getting paid for while people on welfare are not working at all.
All of our employees are expected to be advocates for animal welfare.
Sound practices would include seriously investing in the general welfare and protection of local communities.
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CollinsWorld English Dictionary
welfare (ˈwɛlˌfɛə
? n
1. health, happiness, prosperity, and well-being in general
2. a. financial and other assistance given to people in need
b. ( as modifier ): welfare services
3. Also called: welfare work plans or work to better the social or economic conditions of various underprivileged groups
4. informal chiefly ( Brit ) the welfare the public agencies involved with giving such assistance
5. chiefly ( US ), ( Canadian ) on welfare in receipt of financial aid from a government agency or other source
[C14: from the phrase wel fare; related to Old Norse velferth, German Wohlfahrt; see well 1 , fare ]
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EtymonlineWord Origin & History
welfare
O.E. wel faran "condition of being or doing well," from wel (see well (adv.)) + faran "get along" (see fare (v.)). Cf. O.N. velferð. Meaning "social concern for the well-being of children, the unemployed, etc." is first attested 1904. Welfare state is recorded from 1941.
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American HeritageCultural Dictionary
welfare definition
Government-provided support for those unable to support themselves. In the United States, it is undertaken by various federal, state, and local agencies under the auspices of different programs, the best known of which are Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and food stamps.
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