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Unemployment (draft)

-2 groups of people: those who can soon get another job and those who can't

-Keep payments for short term (those able to find a new job on their own)

-Instead of dolling out money, provide, say, 6 months of community service work

-Pay a moderate amount or keep part-time so people can look for jobs

-Give work experience and maybe new skills

-Also provide counseling at end and info to employers

-Get people back on their feet/rehabilitate them

-Could also possibly do this with other government payments (e.g. disability)

-Do instead of sheltered workshops

-Government agencies and maybe charities should love nearly free labor

-Require that the positions not replace any permanent ones