safety net
Example Sentences
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We have seen a raft of well-intentioned policy proposals designed for this scenario, including a universal basic income and a more robust social safety net.
From MarketWatch
But in the real U.S. healthcare system, it looks much more like a high-risk social experiment with no safety net.
From MarketWatch
It will also bring changes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — the three gargantuan federal programs that make up the social safety net on which tens of millions of people depend.
From MarketWatch
In financial services, insurers and fintech firms are designing policies tailored to unmarried customers who lack spousal safety nets.
From Barron's
It would also free up funds to help address another fundamental problem in China’s economy: A relatively thin social safety net that leaves many people focused on saving rather than spending what they earn.
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