Переведите текст и ответьте на вопросы. what is social insurance for? we know that poverty is found in every country in the world. each year millions of people starve to death. many millions more die at an early age because they do not have proper food, shelter or medical care. one-third of the world's people go to bed hungry each night. in country after country the same question is raised: shouldn't a nation try to help all of its people live better and longer lives? until about one hundred years ago, the answer was the same in every part of the world. nobody should have to depend upon others for help! each person should be strong enough and ambitious enough to provide for his own needs! true, a government might do something to help its poorest and least able citizens stay alive. it might set up a few poorhouses. it might give away some food from time to time. private persons might form charities to add to the little help a government offered. but little or nothing was done to give all people the medical care they needed. many modern governments follow a very different approach to the problems of medical care. they realize that people often face problems they cannot control themselves. people lose jobs when business is bad all over the country. the best trained and most capable workers may find themselves out of work. accidents, illness, changing industry and old age put people out of work. 1. why do millions of people die at early age each year? 2. what personal features must have an individual to provide his own needs? 3. name the duties of a government to help its citizens stay alive.
