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Not sure to what extent the United States acknowledges such things from the UN, but for our purposes let's say it does. An individual may have a right to work,
by atlgator 4y ago
Not sure to what extent the United States acknowledges such things from the UN, but for our purposes let's say it does. An individual may have a right to work, but business owners also have a right to employ who they want (barring any unlawful/discriminatory practices). Put differently, losing your job does not infringe on your right to work, you just need to find someone else to work for.
An individual's right to work and earn a meaningful living ends where others' rights begin. No one is obligated to do anything for you outside of relevant laws. It's on the individual to pursue work and a meaningful living.
- mejutoco 4y agoIt seems the US is committed to it (source: https://br.usembassy.gov/united-states-remains-committed-to-universal-declaration-of-human-rights/ https://br.usembassy.gov/united-states-remains-committed-to-...) I suspected the focus would be on the first paragraph, but nobody focused on the last paragraph > Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. This seems to contradict, at least partly, the man-eats-man attitude of no right for work that OP was expressing.