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As an outside observer most of American news reporting seems totally ridiculous. If the German government announced a retraining / job initiative there would be
by orbifold 6y ago
As an outside observer most of American news reporting seems totally ridiculous. If the German government announced a retraining / job initiative there would be a factual article in serious print media. Any criticism included would most likely be a citation of an opposing party representative, labor or business interest. Opinions by the paper on the issue would be kept separate.
This article in contrast mixes opinion and negative rhetoric with facts. It reads like they want to make sure I will have a negative opinion of the program, while I typically don’t read the paper to be convinced of one thing or another.
- 082349872349872 6y agoI think part[1] of the issue here (as with the "cancel culture" debate[2]) is that said labour representative probably doesn't even exist in the same way as in Germany. Is there any equivalent to Mitbestimmung[3]? [1] Kurzarbeit or lack of it might be another part. [2] for which my gordian-knot-cutting would be "why is firing people without cause even legal?", but I guess if at-will employment is a third rail in the US, then at least findsomethingnew.org would be a useful link to send people who feel they have been unfairly cancelled for expressing conservative viewpoints yet have little faith that the free market will provide an alternate job. https://www.iamexpat.de/career/working-in-germany/workplace-conflicts-losing-your-job https://www.iamexpat.de/career/working-in-germany/workplace-... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codetermination_in_Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codetermination_in_Germany
- 082349872349872 6y agoeven worse, no universal health insurance in the States, so often no job means no insurance: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/trumps-praesidentschaft/warum-millionen-von-amerikanern-keine-krankenkasse-mehr-haben-16860974.html https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/trumps-praesidentschaft/...
- pmiller2 6y agoPeople who are unemployed through no fault of their own in Germany are not in danger of starvation and homelessness. That's a key difference.