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Originally posted by eple
Saying that welfare to the unemployed is encouraging people not to work, is pretty harsh. I don't know how things are in the US; but here in Norway, you don't get a very good salary on welfare. Noone will want to stay unemployed. Work is also more than a way of earning money, it is a way of being useful. Most people define themselves to a certain extent through their job, and being unemployed leave most citizens with a feeling of uselessness. Not giving anything to the unemployed seems asinine, should people starve and die if they get fired? There are hundreds of examples of people losing their job without it being their fault, should these people be left without a safety net if they are thrown into unemployment?
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We have people in the US who have spent their entire life on welfare. They are born on it, raise their families on it, and die with it. I've worked in government clinics and met grandmothers in their 30's, who's grandchildren are 5th generation welfare babies. Most Europeans I know, have a very different view on welfare and as such don't see the problem we have with it in America. We are not talking about unemployment. I think in Europe you are only starting to see this problem, with the crime, and breakdown of the family that come with it. Since it tends to be tied in with recent immigrants its not as big an issue, but violent crimes and crime in general in Europe is skyrocketing, along with the resentment that follows.