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Re:What If There Just Aren’t Enough Jobs to Go Around? by fineIllregister on Thursday July 21, 2016 @06:54PM (#12140616)
I don't see how that's a relevant response to my comment, as it doesn't answer my question. It's not really a matter of public policy, unless you're suggesting we some how legally prevent people from supporting family members who aren't working.
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Re:What If There Just Aren’t Enough Jobs to Go Around? by vkou on Friday July 22, 2016 @12:35PM (#12144643)
My point was that even if the state doesn't pay someone to sit around, and play video games all day, in a high-unemployment economy, family members will. Either that, or the person in question dies homeless.
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Re:What If There Just Aren’t Enough Jobs to Go Around? by 2k03kv4r5p on Thursday July 21, 2016 @09:18PM (#12141130)
I think the implied answer here is you increase taxes, thereby funding the jobs for unemployed people and also making it harder for families to afford to support the unemployed.
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