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Re:Italy Is Held Back by 2.6M People Who Have Given Up on Work by kortilla on Friday June 03, 2022 @03:33AM (#31605321)
How do you pay for rent, food, gas for your Yaris? Is society supposed to just support you the rest of your life?
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Re:Italy Is Held Back by 2.6M People Who Have Given Up on Work by llampx on Friday June 03, 2022 @03:51AM (#31605451)
Benefits I suppose? Benefits can take various forms. One person I know has been on subsidized housing for almost a decade after a low-paying stint, even though they now earn very well.
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Re:Italy Is Held Back by 2.6M People Who Have Given Up on Work by midasuni on Friday June 03, 2022 @03:45AM (#31605411)
If you have done the work for a tech company keeping your outgoings low you can live indefinitely off a few years savings
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