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		itronitron on March 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits This is the view among most Americans, reinforced by the word 'un'employed which suggests that the default condition is for someone to be employed.

rodiger on March 26, 2020 [–]

Perhaps not the default but it is the norm. Regardless of semantics we should be pushing UBI for exactly these instances.

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