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So which country in the world right now - or at any point in history - actually provides a system where any employee in the country can quit their job because t
by vertex-four 10y ago
So which country in the world right now - or at any point in history - actually provides a system where any employee in the country can quit their job because they feel treated vaguely unfairly and expect to fall back on some sort of safety net, whether that's another job, education, or the dole? And then - how much does that cost the country?
Frankly, some large amount of people get into terrible situations, and sometimes they do that no matter what help you give them. Therefore, unless somebody actively provides help to people when they're being fucked over by their workplace, you're always going to have a number of workers who simply don't have a choice - work for any number of companies that treat their employees badly, or starve.
There's some countries which'll provide free higher education for some number of years, but AFAIK none will make sure your family don't starve while you're at it, and if you've already been through that and are still in a bad position... well, sucks to be you.
We could eventually just say "if your employer is screwing you over, it's your fault", but that's not a wonderfully moral position to take IMHO, and can be used to justify all sorts of horrible things.
- pjc50 10y agoQuite a few European countries have or have had no-fault safety nets. Even in the UK it used to be possible to just go on the dole and stay there, to the extent that it was step 1 of the KLF's "how to write a number 1" (music hit) guide. That has changed in past decades but it used to be a critical part of the UK's working class music culture.
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- DasIch 10y agoGermany does exactly that.