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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 02:19 PM Jan 2014

Greece's response to high unemployment: Slavery, and banishment.

Centre of planning and Economic Research in Greece has proposed a controversial measure in order to deal with the problem of increasing unemployment in the country.

The measure includes unpaid work for the young and unemployed up to 24 years old, so that companies would have a strong motive to hire young employees. Practically, what is proposed is the abolition of the basic salary for a year.
At the same time the “export” of young unemployed persons was also proposed to other countries abroad, as Greek businesses do not appear able to hire new personnel.
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/01/24/controversial-proposal-for-tackling-unemployment/

exporting the poor and unemployed...what a marvelous idea....


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Greece's response to high unemployment: Slavery, and banishment. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 OP
The North American equivalent will be debtor's prisons.nt Earth_First Jan 2014 #1
Why would anyone work for free? How would they live? El_Johns Jan 2014 #2
In Britain, they had the workhouses. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #3
Yes, but at least in that case you got food & shelter. In this case it appears they're proposing El_Johns Jan 2014 #4
I had forgotten about the USA workfarms dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #5

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
3. In Britain, they had the workhouses.
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 03:02 PM
Jan 2014

No job, no money? In ya go.
and never get out again unless someone bails you out.
Oh, and they were run by...private contractors. So much per head from the state.
Well, city, actually.
Ironically, kids were put in poor houses, families were separated into adult male and female areas, children male and female areas,
but when a kid turned legal age ( 18? 21?) they were released, sent out into the world with no skills, no money.
revolving door.

 

El_Johns

(1,805 posts)
4. Yes, but at least in that case you got food & shelter. In this case it appears they're proposing
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 03:22 PM
Jan 2014

people should work for free for a year & not even get that.

BTW, my stepfather spent some town at the county workhouse during the Depression as a child. The US had plenty of workhouses & poorfarms too.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
5. I had forgotten about the USA workfarms
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 04:10 PM
Jan 2014

The vagrancy laws kept a lot of folks moving on...in fact, STILL happens down here in the small towns..called "Greyhound therapy".

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