I did not mean that it invalidated her statement. On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > me: >>> The quote has been applied to describe the situation in rich countries. > > michael perelman wrote: >> I think that some of the long-term unemployed in the US might agree >> with her. Jim, your earlier note on disability insurance suggests, of >> course, that unemployed people in the US have some modest supports. > > Having modest supports moderates the validity of her statement, but it > doesn't negate it. There are some young people who have no > responsibilities who can do better on unemployment insurance benefits > than they do in a paid job, but that's a small exception. (I know a > professional economist -- who shall remain nameless -- who was one of > these lucky people.) The UI system has bureaucratic means to weed > them out, by the way. > -- > Jim Devine / "An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of > support." -- John Buchan > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
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