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The Employment Insurance crutch
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
August 16, 2010
… it seems the government takes such good care of us that taking care of ourselves has become optional. And if the number of 20-somethings in Toronto on employment insurance is any indication, a shameful number of us are opting out… If the spirit of social assistance is that it prevents the most disadvantaged among us from having to live below a minimum standard, then somewhere along the line, something has gone terribly wrong… young Canadians appear to harbour an alarming sense of entitlement, one the government encourages through an EI system that helps those unwilling to help themselves.
Tags: economy, ideology, standard of living
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