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Hungary's answer to unemployment: Manual labour

Seeded on Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:11 PM EST
Read ArticleArticle Source: BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake
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Hundreds of thousands of jobless Hungarians could soon be told to dig ditches and sweep the streets under new government plans to tackle unemployment.

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BXURZ

This is Hungary's answer to unemployment.

Under a plan backed by parliament, thousands more jobless Hungarians could soon be told to do this kind of manual labour. If they refuse or don't work hard enough, there will be no benefits to fall back on.

Comming to a U.S. Employment Office near you soon. [Well,... who else is going to pick up after the 2011 natural disaster season?,..]

    Reply#1 - Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:41 PM EST
    BXURZ

    "Some of these people lost their jobs 20 years ago," says Hungary's Communications Minister, Zoltan Kovacs.

    Now that's one hella'va personal economic dry spell,..

      #1.1 - Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:43 PM EST
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      gmross

      Why are they making Manuel do all the work? How is this any of his fault? :-P

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      Reply#2 - Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:46 PM EST
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