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(...) It's probably cheaper to move the welfare recipient to another location with an open job market than try to find them a job in an area with a tight job market, and supporting them the whole time. I don't necessarily agree with it, but it does (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Because right now there are 1000's of people moving from the former eastern block to the UK under there own steam to work on UK farms etc. As far as I know, this is at no direct cost to the UK tax payer - why should it be? (...) Are the middle (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Because it is laden with paranoia. (...) Now you are being obtuse Chris. The stats you mentioned are derived objectively. If, as you say, Larry did guess his stats, I would describe that as subjective. (...) You are being absurd. You need to (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Several weeks ago, my step-son was going too close to the road. My wife and I gave him warnings and examples ("that's danger!") as to why he shouldn't get too close. He disobeyed soon after and was caught by me. I gave him another warning and (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) All US citizens, one presumes... (...) Well, it would be kind of hard to match those decimal places exactly when you had 10 points in the sample, but I see your point. :-) (...) Not a chance. You see, Lugnet does not represent the Lego-playing (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why is that? (...) If they have to rob from the rich (or more accurately, middle class) to give to the poor, at least this way they're doing it in a way that supplies the poor a way to see to themselves. What could you possibly object to? (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wellll, one of you are anyway. (...) How so? (...) What consensus is that? What I think is that he made an educated guess. When you are quoting government statistics, those are also educated guesses. So his statistic is as valid as the numbers (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thank you very much for the inputs Maggie..:-) (...) Actually, although we (me and my wife) earn quite above the average in Turkish terms, (minimum legal wage is 107 million TL here, and 1 USD=1.25 million TL), I think it does not buy us a decent (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Occasionally, I am in favour of government intervention in the employment market. Despite that, when I read the story below, I thought this was the one area where companies and individuals did not need handouts / subsidies. Can it really be ~OK~ for (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Larry, You really are being obtuse. We could all speak many truths about many users here, but most of us do not - as we know it is insulting and because we are civil. I am happy for you to continue to insult me (just like, to a certain extent, (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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