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Old 12-04-2011, 02:57 PM  
rowan
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Australia
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In Australia unemployment benefits are govt mandated, and we have something similar called "work for the dole." The idea is that you're not just doing grunt work, you are hopefully learning some additional skills too.

Assistance is almost too easy to get here, a single mum with kids (periodically popping out a new one to some random father) can live quite comfortably off the various benefits and pensions.
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