Re: City of Beijing announces Job Gaurantee

[Bill Mitchell <ecwfm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sven wrote

At 17:45 04/04/2002 +0200, you wrote:
> I don't know if you saw Mat Forstater's contribution? He cited extensively
> from a paper
> by Randy Wray where Randy clearly says that ELR is not - NOT - a
> no-work-no-cash
> program. Bill Mitchell on the other hand has made equally clear that his
> JG does come
> with such a condition. That's a tremendous difference.

I suggest you see this in the context of the two welfare support systems
run by the US
and australia. They are very different and once you perceive the
differences the "tremendous
difference" you wish to highlight becomes rather less tremendous.

best wishes
bill

William F. Mitchell
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