News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Google X Executive Accused of Sexual Harassment Still Works There, Employees Say. Parent comment

Re:Google X Executive Accused of Sexual Harassment Still Wor... by adventured on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @01:23PM (#18339052)
Every nice welfare state has a lot of unemployed people.

France has a permanent unemployed class, with perpetually high unemployment as a result of their labor laws and generous welfare state. Those people are not starving to death.

Clearly UBI is in fact not necessary at all, so say the best countries in the world, from Denmark to Canada.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google X Executive Accused of Sexual Harassment Still Wor... by toweringgoat on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:02PM (#18339574)
Germany? Switzerland? Both are welfare states (even if not as extreme as some places), and have low unemployment.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google X Executive Accused of Sexual Harassment Still Wor... by Hei1Fuya on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @08:38AM (#18345137)
German unemployment benefits are conditional on showing evidence that you're seeking jobs. So it's still founded on the assumption that everyone able should be working.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google X Executive Accused of Sexual Harassment Still Wor... by ambicapter on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @01:45PM (#18339340)
Are you saying that non-welfare states never have a permanent unemployed class? Or (non-exclusive or) that they have fewer unemployed, on average?
[ Parent | on HN ]