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Line 3: − − Until the late 19th century care for the poor, the elderly, the disabled and the sick was the responsibility of either relatives or religious institutions, both [[Jesus Christ]] and [[Muhammed]] emphasized the importance of charity towards the less fortunate members of society. − In Europe, the [[Catholic Church]] remained the main provider of charity until the early 19th century through orphanages hospitals. − The tradition of [[Zakat]] <ref>The tradition of Zakat explained.[http://www.submission.org/zakat.html]</ref> demands Muslims to donate a small percentage of their annual income to charity, it is one of the [[five pillars of Islam]].
→History: What do mandated taxes have to do with charitable giving?
==History==
==History==
In 1883 Germany passed legislation that guaranteed affordable [[health care]] for all German citizens <ref>German social security in the 1880's, and early social security in the United States.[http://www.answers.com/topic/social-security]</ref>, in 1889 Germany was also the first country to introduce government pension plans.
In 1883 Germany passed legislation that guaranteed affordable [[health care]] for all German citizens <ref>German social security in the 1880's, and early social security in the United States.[http://www.answers.com/topic/social-security]</ref>, in 1889 Germany was also the first country to introduce government pension plans.