Quote from MohdSalleh:
the govt is not giving unemployment benefits out of compassion or even "re-distribution", it is because it fears social unrest, this fear is PARAMOUNT in their minds and could mean the end of the union. So becareful, either you give it to them peacefully, or they take it from you BY FORCE.
You might have a gun, but the poor always outnumber the rich in almost every country, how many can you take with you? 1? 10?100? When people are desperate, they will DO anything. think about that for a second.
Quote from DrPepper:
If the government is going to pay unemployed people, they may as well make them work for the money. They could pick up trash on the side of the road, go into the inner city and refurbish abandoned properties, feed the poor in soup kitchens, clean bathrooms in public office buildings, etc. Or they could require that unemployed people take a full-time minimum wage job, then subsidize the difference between what they are earning and what they are currently receiving from unemployment. If you pay people not to work, they won't. Duh!
Quote from DrPepper:
If the government is going to pay unemployed people, they may as well make them work for the money. They could pick up trash on the side of the road, go into the inner city and refurbish abandoned properties, feed the poor in soup kitchens, clean bathrooms in public office buildings, etc. Or they could require that unemployed people take a full-time minimum wage job, then subsidize the difference between what they are earning and what they are currently receiving from unemployment. If you pay people not to work, they won't. Duh!