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by grecy 4729 days ago
Yep, you must keep a log, and submit x number of job applications per month.

I know of houses full of 20 somethings who intentionally fill out applications left handed with spelling mistakes so they never get a job and can surf all day.

The amount of money is enough to live on, but you won't be really doing any leisure activities, so it gets old pretty fast for anyone that's motivated. For the unmotivated, it keeps them fed, clothed and sheltered, and stops them resorting to crime, so I think it's a good thing.

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Norway does more or less the same. I like the system. A living wage would be more fair, but it's still a very nice way of preventing that people fall outside the system.