Hello Ward,

>Second, the US 'do have' a social system protecting the unemployed, it's calle
> "the military". If you're too stupid, or unqualified or too lazy to do
> something, then enlist. The government will pay you a salary for being
> unproductive. It'll feed you, house you, and make certain you do not learn a
> trade forcing you to remain unemployed ... and in the military.

I don't know where you get the above from, but I know from personal family
knowlege that the above is not true.  My dad for example elisted during WWII,
not for the reasons you list but because he wanted to do his part (actually he
was only 16, but lied about his age).  He was trained as a medic by the US
Navy, and continued after his service to become a trusted member of the medical
profession.  Ask Carol Shenkenberger about their program, she and I have
discussed all this before because the breadth of my dad's knowlege about
radiology always amazed me.

Take care,
Janis

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