💬 Opinion 12h ago · Kelly McKowen

A Strong Welfare State Changes the Meaning of Unemployment

Jacobin Magazine
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Under capitalism, being unemployed is usually a hardship, and often a financial and personal disaster. Yet the experience of unemployment in countries with generous welfare states is radically different from what Americans are used to.

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