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by eli_gottlieb 3976 days ago
No, the actual incentive to work is that you get homeless, sick, and hungry if you don't. This is in contrast to other countries, where the unemployed (especially the long-term unemployed) receive social support. In the USA, people on parental leave from white-collar, salaried jobs don't even necessarily get paid -- to avoid incentivizing pregnancy, you see.