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by kevincennis 3362 days ago
"Forced" doesn't seem like exactly the right word.
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Doxin 3362 days ago
It seems pretty fitting to me. Work or don't eat. Technically you could decide to starve of course, but it's at the very least coercive.
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goalieca 3362 days ago
I wouldn't go to work if I didn't have to. It can feel like prison some days. Forced is the right word.
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recursive 3362 days ago
Why can't everything just be free? Life is so unfair.
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pc86 3362 days ago
Even the US has plenty of support programs that you can survive without a job.
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mantas 3362 days ago
You can bum around and live off welfare. Quite a few people have pulled that off and seem to enjoy it.
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jackhack 3362 days ago
Enough so that in Hawaii, for instance, they are providing airline tickets to those who will volunteer to leave the island (and its welfare system) and go be a burden on the mainland, instead.
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