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I'd reintroduce "poor houses" for people who can't survive on their own, they'd get room and board and work during the morning for the privilege and have job finding session in the afternoon.

When they have found a job they would be released back into society.

All poor houses would be North of Oxford.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:25, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Wouldn't this "free" Labour limit the number of jobs in the market?

(PsychoChomp, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:27, Reply)

nah, cos they'd just do shit really
like half of them would stitch stuff up and the other half would unpick it or they could do data entry for the NHS.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:28, Reply)

You could set it up like the Americans have.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison%E2%80%93industrial_complex
(PsychoChomp, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:35, Reply)

sounds good
anyway chocho, it's not a prison, people are free to leave whenever they like.

But there are no benefits outside the poor house which I will rename "Happy Holiday Work Camps", so really it's the choice of thye individual.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:37, Reply)

You could do with some kind of slogan to inspire your happy campers.
Something like Labour Makes You Free?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:39, Reply)

TGGI
tangledupingoebbles
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:42, Reply)

free pay MOAR taxes for LESS benefit
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:46, Reply)

HG Wells book imagines that very think in The Sleeper Awakes, spoiler: It doesn't end well.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:45, Reply)

well wee can learn from his mistakes

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:47, Reply)

i do think people should have to do volunteer work for the dole
eg scrubbing graffiti off parks/trains or shopping/companionship for lonely old folk
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 1 Jul 2013, 11:27, Reply)