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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
no one wants to go back to making much less than they were before. most would rather just get the freebees.
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That's it in a nutshell. Many will choose to sit at home and do something there for more money than go out to work for someone else for less.
The problem is something Governments all around the world need to face and solve. Manual, lower down the ladder jobs are disappearing, either to machines or to the Far East. So there's always going to be a level of unemployment. Are the unemployed be left to do nothing or found something to do?
Maybe making the benefit only available to those genuinely seeking employment and raising it to what they would get being unemployed. Maybe a form of land army with people working for the local community. What ever is done it can't be leaving a huge section of society without a future.
Boozer is right, no employer will take someone on who will leave as soon as a better position becomes available. If you're "over qualified" for a job, it can mean you will go find a better job at the drop of a hat.