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_refugee_  ·  3269 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Salary Subsidy Quiz

- Do most people see these resources as benefits to rely on permanently, or as a stop-gap, non-ideal fix to a problem they hope to solve? I know that people can be entirely serious and convinced and believe either of those options. What do you think?

- Is it possible to truly survive only on gov't subsidies on a permanent basis? Does it require a disability or other similar status?

-if it is not possible, then despite these benefits, a person must work. Even if it is possible some people would like to do more than survive(maybe propagate for instance). They too must work. One assumes if they do not feel they need much more significant income, then they would lowball their jobs. What could someone choose that actually pays less than McDonald's and Walmart? What employment could a person choose as "more preferable to them" because they are making enough money off of benefits that they could afford to work for less than McDonald's/Walmarts wage? Would that employment actually be better than working at those places?