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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