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by LaRakel 4980 days ago
Europe is doing it's best to weaken social security as well, they can't afford to take care of people who have no job.

"flexicurity" is an eupheumism invented by the EU for the central neoliberal tenet "you are now a product". It's not only making it easier to fire someone, it also reduces employees to the subjective opinion of the manager; whether or not you do your job properly is no longer the main issue, your personality is.

The idea is that since you can get fired at whim, you'll be able to get a job faster and you'll be more productive, which is great because the economy is the only thing that matters in today's politics.

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The term was coined by former danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. Hardly a libertarian.