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To: bentway who wrote (703670)3/10/2013 3:58:31 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1585826
 
>> But you see it as a failure of the individual. I see it as a failure of society and the corporation.

It is none of the above.

It is a failure of government. You can't blame the individual for taking free shit. You can't blame McDonalds for trying to maximize its profits. You can't blame society for empathizing with those it perceives to be somehow disadvantaged.

It is government's responsibility -- elected officials -- who have to have the backbone to say, "It does not make sense to pay people not to work."



To: bentway who wrote (703670)3/10/2013 4:09:59 PM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1585826
 
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I'm sure you believe that right-wing myth. It may even be true for a McDonald's worker who goes from 40 to 28 hours a week. But you see it as a failure of the individual. I see it as a failure of society and the corporation.

People aren't even allowed to get unemployment if they quit without cause. I'm sure it happens every now and then but it's not prevalent.

-Z


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