A local hotel has closed for a major renovation leaving several of their employees out of a job.
A local fraternal organization who rents their hall for weddings etc. was looking for someone to run the banquet operations at a salary in the low $30,000 range. Several of these unemployed but qualified employees were approached about this position.
They all declined. Their reason - not working was the best option for them right now based on the current unemployment and other benefits they would receive.
I”m not repeating this story. I personally talked to them.
Brilliant example of how Cloward Piven works. Design a system that is so foolproof it ultimately will tank the govt. through massive govt. spending no matter how hard people work to pay the bills.
Obviously some local and state governments are learning the hard way now as legacy costs of pensions and benefits for firemen, police, etc. govt. workers are so vast they have overwhelmed some cities and towns and soon states that bankruptcy is their only hope.
IMHO,one of the answers is to instill in the populace the idea of govt. service. To begin with we need a govt. that people respect not use. We should fire every other govt. worker and rehire govt. workers who are interested in govt. service. Retired people who really want the govt. to make a difference through the use of capitalism and self worth not needy support of a big left wing type of govt. that is unsustainable and unworkable.
Ironically, as in greece, many of these cities still don't get it even after bankruptcy its an entitlement mentality fostered by communist/Democrats for 40 or 50 years now that is difficult if not impossible to stem.
It takes bray like types, Rush Limbaugh types,Marco, Sarah types of personalities to get our messages across and they have not gone into full gear yet.
Let's hope they do and soon.