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Originally Posted by Double Trouble  Actually, if you had quoted me properly, I was talking about couples where both are on benefits.
If both parents are able bodied and sound of mind there is no reason for both to stay at home claiming benefits.
I don't judge single parents who want to stay at home with their kids (although I think once the kids go to senior school, benefits should not be automatically handed out) as I said here...
I hope that's clearer.  |
I had unemployed lone parents and unemployed couples in mind when I wrote my post.
Unemployment is often (by all means not always) an issue related to class. People who identify as being working class can lack the desire to work, they may just not see it as important. This can be explained by inequalitys in education, employment and society that oppress the working class, making job satisfaction seem almost unattainable. So if you believed that you are only capable of recieving the minimum wage (which is ridiculously low IMO) in a mundane job...well you can see why there would be little incentive. Perhaps a more effective way of tackling unemployment would to be to look at these root causes and make changes there.