On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:36:00AM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote: > I'm not sure about that. In much of Europe, people have little > incentive to take an "undignified" job if they can't find any other > sort of work. Here in the US there is much more pressure in that > direction.
yes, but a transparent welfare regulation that acts as an incentive for laziness can be less dangerous and certainly more predictable in its outcome than a hidden welfare regulation that acts as an incentive for irresponsible risk-taking. -r
