A minimum to live
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Let me spell it out: there are two kind of people - those who make future for themselves and those who let others make their future. [It's not as black and white as most people are a mix depending on an issue or a concern but even those are more one then another] If you are the "maker" then whether you have basic social minimum or not - you keep on generating ideas or jobs for others.
I just filmed for my documentary at a music festival in Ireland - voted best indie festival - all ran by volunteers. In Ireland, as far as understand it the unemployed get a basic $150-200/week for living expenses - not much money but enough to survive. Since everyone is unemployed even though they all generate ideas and "job" it seems since it's understood that so little money is in circulation very few people are working for money. I'm sure it has an effect on how far those people are willing to go for the proverbial buck still - to know that a group of volunteers can bring 5000 people together is a testament to human perseverance.
- Social welfare in EU, and especially Ireland, is the cause of unemployment, not a solution for it.shaft
- i don't see too many minimum wage earners starting successful music festivals here in US.pr2
- Ireland's economy is messed up, only afloat because it is an easy money laundromat for US corporations.shaft
- The govt. won't touch the welfare because it gave the most massive welfare payment to the banks in 2008.shaft
- you are REALLY missing the point: here the welfare allows for new ideas to spring up.pr2
- You were in Ireland for a week, spoke to young people who were getting free money and - surprise - liked it.shaft
- i was in Ireland for 2 two week visits making a doc about new ideas springing up from disadvantageous conditions. Saw what young people were doing and indeed liked it.pr2
- Saw what young people were doing and indeed liked it.pr2