"John D. Giorgis" wrote: > > At 09:33 PM 1/19/02 +0100 J. van Baardwijk wrote: > >> >What makes you believe that someone could live comfortably off > Unemployment > >> >Benefits? > >> > >>Because they sitting around playing Civ III? > > > >That does not mean they can live comfortably off Unemployment Benefits. > > Jeroen - the point is that unemployment benefits should require some sort > of work contribution: such as public service, or demonstrated effort in > finding another job. Both of those requirements would be much more > efficient than the condition-free unemployment benefits that are typical in > most Western Countries today.
They do though, don't they? Either that or my friends here in Seattle are getting called down to the unemployment benefits office to show their log as proof of their looking for employment illegally then.. -j- -- Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.
