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Re: Redundancy good for the soul
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Originally Posted by blazey
Not EVERYONE loses their jobs.
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In the Great Depression of the 1920's/30's, which some people here will still remember, unemployment peaked at 24.9% of the workforce.
Having such a small percent of the population working and paying taxes, to support the young, the elderly, and of course the unemployed, puts a great deal of pressure on what really is only a very fragile social order.
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