ml> BA> IMO one way to eleiminate the welfare 'problem' is to put a firm
ml> BA> time limit on how long one may draw it - say one year.  [...]

ml>that may or may not work... there is a variation of that being done
ml>in several places... i'm not aware of the numbers before and/or after
ml>so cannot say how they look...

 JB> It worked in the mid 90s and has worked before.  If people have the
 JB> choice of starving or working, I trust they will make the right
 JB> choice.   If we took money out of the equation, what would they do
 JB> ?

barter... i've been bartering my skills and knowledge for years... in some
cases, i get this thing that many people are obsessed about called "money"...
in other cases, i get room and board... in still other cases, i get food or
cigarettes... sometimes i even gain friends...

what would you do if money were out of the equation?

)\/(ark

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