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  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 107,560 Founders Club
    But unlike many others, Maher can rest easy, knowing that money will keep flowing into his bank account until he's called back to work.

    "I woke up a couple of hours later than I normally would. I won't lie," Maher said one afternoon earlier this month. "I took a nice long masked and gloved walk. I've got a remote personal training like fitness session in about 20 minutes."

    The United Kingdom recently began paying 80% of the salaries of workers laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The government caps the pay at about $3,000 a month, but many employers, including the London-based video streaming service where Maher works, add to what the government hands out.

    Maher also doesn't need to worry about being left without health care coverage, thanks to Britain's National Health Service.

    He lost his job. Hope this helps
  • KaepskneeKaepsknee Member Posts: 14,886
    Meanwhile back on the ranch, another 6 million new unemployment claims this week. I had 40 Million by May 1st. Looks like I'm gonna fall about 7 million short on that one. Either way 1 in 5 of eligible workers will be on the dole.
  • MelloDawgMelloDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 6,752 Swaye's Wigwam

    But unlike many others, Maher can rest easy, knowing that money will keep flowing into his bank account until he's called back to work.

    "I woke up a couple of hours later than I normally would. I won't lie," Maher said one afternoon earlier this month. "I took a nice long masked and gloved walk. I've got a remote personal training like fitness session in about 20 minutes."

    The United Kingdom recently began paying 80% of the salaries of workers laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The government caps the pay at about $3,000 a month, but many employers, including the London-based video streaming service where Maher works, add to what the government hands out.

    Maher also doesn't need to worry about being left without health care coverage, thanks to Britain's National Health Service.

    He lost his job. Hope this helps

    I didn’t say all jobs remain.
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 107,560 Founders Club
    What do the math models tell us about the sustainability of the government paying people not to work?
  • MelloDawgMelloDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 6,752 Swaye's Wigwam

    What do the math models tell us about the sustainability of the government paying people not to work?

    I was told there would be no math.
  • UW_Doog_BotUW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 16,148 Swaye's Wigwam
    Imagine if you will, having basically your entire defense budget subsidized, a technological headstart on the rest of the world, a free trading block that roughly covers a third of the world's GDP, and still going bankrupt.

    We need European style democratic socialism!
  • GrundleStiltzkinGrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,515 Standard Supporter

    Imagine if you will, having basically your entire defense budget subsidized, a technological headstart on the rest of the world, a free trading block that roughly covers a third of the world's GDP, and still going bankrupt.

    We need European style democratic socialism!

    It's easy, if you try.
  • SwayeSwaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,536 Founders Club
    One day the bill is going to come due on the entire social welfare state of Europe and all that largess will collapse. Can't wait to see the riots in Paris when the government is out of money to subsidize them and inflation is so rampant you have to bring wheelbarrow loads of Euro's to buy a block of cheese.
  • BendintheriverBendintheriver Member Posts: 6,178 Standard Supporter
    edited April 2020
    Swaye said:

    One day the bill is going to come due on the entire social welfare state of Europe and all that largess will collapse. Can't wait to see the riots in Paris when the government is out of money to subsidize them and inflation is so rampant you have to bring wheelbarrow loads of Euro's to buy a block of cheese.

    Kind of saw that with Greece recently. France had the mass exodus of wealth when they stole more from the tax payers. The socialist system has never worked. Ever. It is a house of cards built on a paper raft. Completely unsustainable.
  • GreenRiverGatorzGreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,165

    Imagine if you will, having basically your entire defense budget subsidized, a technological headstart on the rest of the world, a free trading block that roughly covers a third of the world's GDP, and still going bankrupt.

    We need European style democratic socialism!

    Personally, I applaud Europe for convincing us to foot the bill for their security while basking in the spoils of an expanded welfare state. That's some art of the deal shit.
  • SwayeSwaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,536 Founders Club

    Imagine if you will, having basically your entire defense budget subsidized, a technological headstart on the rest of the world, a free trading block that roughly covers a third of the world's GDP, and still going bankrupt.

    We need European style democratic socialism!

    Personally, I applaud Europe for convincing us to foot the bill for their security while basking in the spoils of an expanded welfare state. That's some art of the deal shit.
    It really is. This goes back decades to just after the Cold War. Europe was like "cool, USSR fell, we are safe, sweet, let's spend all our money on other shit..." while a string of US Presidents on both sides just sort of went along with it and kept funding their defense. I don't blame the EU one bit for our stupidity.
  • GreenRiverGatorzGreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,165
    Swaye said:

    Imagine if you will, having basically your entire defense budget subsidized, a technological headstart on the rest of the world, a free trading block that roughly covers a third of the world's GDP, and still going bankrupt.

    We need European style democratic socialism!

    Personally, I applaud Europe for convincing us to foot the bill for their security while basking in the spoils of an expanded welfare state. That's some art of the deal shit.
    It really is. This goes back decades to just after the Cold War. Europe was like "cool, USSR fell, we are safe, sweet, let's spend all our money on other shit..." while a string of US Presidents on both sides just sort of went along with it and kept funding their defense. I don't blame the EU one bit for our stupidity.
    At the time we were happy to let those trigger-happy nuts lay down their arms and let us assume the role of big daddy. I'm not so sure that's the calculus we'd make today if starting from scratch.
  • Pitchfork51Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,068
    Swaye said:

    One day the bill is going to come due on the entire social welfare state of Europe and all that largess will collapse. Can't wait to see the riots in Paris when the government is out of money to subsidize them and inflation is so rampant you have to bring wheelbarrow loads of Euro's to buy a block of cheese.

    As usual....Germany will then take over
  • SwayeSwaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,536 Founders Club

    Swaye said:

    One day the bill is going to come due on the entire social welfare state of Europe and all that largess will collapse. Can't wait to see the riots in Paris when the government is out of money to subsidize them and inflation is so rampant you have to bring wheelbarrow loads of Euro's to buy a block of cheese.

    As usual....Germany will then take over
    Spoken like a true German Canadian Mexican.
  • AtomicPissAtomicPiss Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 64,480 Founders Club
    Swaye said:

    Swaye said:

    One day the bill is going to come due on the entire social welfare state of Europe and all that largess will collapse. Can't wait to see the riots in Paris when the government is out of money to subsidize them and inflation is so rampant you have to bring wheelbarrow loads of Euro's to buy a block of cheese.

    As usual....Germany will then take over
    Spoken like a true German Canadian Mexican.
    you and your racist stereotypes
  • GrundleStiltzkinGrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,515 Standard Supporter

    Swaye said:

    Swaye said:

    One day the bill is going to come due on the entire social welfare state of Europe and all that largess will collapse. Can't wait to see the riots in Paris when the government is out of money to subsidize them and inflation is so rampant you have to bring wheelbarrow loads of Euro's to buy a block of cheese.

    As usual....Germany will then take over
    Spoken like a true German Canadian Mexican.
    you and your racist stereotypes
    It has no place here.
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