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I love this. So by your statement The system is broke and she is scrounging because she’s broke but the system is not broke for men? You keep feigning ignorance over the fact that men are in the exact same situation as she is. You keep attempting to make yourself correct in your misogynist little world by pretending there’s some infinite number of working men to take care of all the unemployed women.

Never said that men weren't in a bad situation too. The article was about a particular woman, and I suggested a solution for that particular woman.

It's not necessarily a universally-applicable solution, but few things are.

In real life, you rarely have solutions, you have trade-offs. You list all your possible options, and you try to select the best (or least worst) of those options.

For unemployed people in Spain and Greece, the set of options are limited. For people in Somalia, they are even more limited. You pick from your available options. One of those options is always "give up and die".

I've had an old college buddy staying with me for a while. He had some health issues, was unable to keep a job, and it was either let him live with my family or see him on the streets. He's been living with us. He does the dishes and the laundry. He's now found some work, and hopefully will be moved out by the end of the year. But if he came in with the attitude of "give me food and shelter and don't expect me to do anything in return", I would have told him "There's the streets, have fun".

And about my being a male chauvinist pig, yep, that I am. My wife of thirty years tells me that at least once a week. But I've supported her and our kids for thirty years.

If you have a wife and children, you should have enough respect for both to never, EVER suggest that any of them “farm themselves out” to the highest bidder. I never called you a “male chauvinist pig.” You said that about yourself.

I'm willing to bet that your wife of thirty years been brainwashed into believing you are a wonderful husband and provider, and I'm wondering how she will fare when you die? Two bits says she will know nothing of what you are leaving her to deal with because you Are The Boss.

When you suggest that a totally strange woman sell herself for food and shelter, you are saying, in effect, that should something happen to you, your wife should do the same. Think about it.