Social safety net?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="social">social</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>:</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>, <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> – <span word="if">if</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="nylon">nylon</span> <span word="net">net</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="color">color</span>, <span word="wrapping">wrapping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scaffoldings">scaffoldings</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="building">building</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="redecorated">redecorated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="tiles">tiles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span> <span word="passersby">passersby</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="walker">walker</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="underneath">underneath</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span>, <span word="then">then</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prevents">prevents</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doom">doom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>. <span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>.</p>
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